DRC: Security forces step up night patrols in eastern town

Congolese security forces and UN troops have stepped up their patrols in Goma, a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern province of North Kivu, following a recent spate of night-time killings by unidentified armed men in uniform. The killings and general climate of insecurity that has gripped the area sparked protests in Goma on Monday. Some 1,000 demonstrators burned the Kayembe administrative offices and demanded the resignation of Gen Obed Rwibasira, commander of the 8th Military Region, based in Goma. The demonstrators are blaming him for failing to protect the population sufficiently.