Editor, Most UN missions have ended up disappointing many, including the communities they were deployed to protect. The same applies to MONUSCO which, despite using $1.3 billion dollars a year, have had no positive impact on the lives of the population in eastern DRC.

On the contrary, I think MONUSCO has become a recipe for more trouble in the region. They are more into money, thus failing to execute their mandate. I also don’t think a multinational military offensive against the M23 rebels is the right decision. It looks like it’s killing a fly with a hammer. Unless the cause of M23 is genuinely dealt with, a similar group might emerge in the future. Otherwise it’s like treating symptoms instead of tackling the real disease.Tabaro M.Kigali