UN supremo urges Congo to reverse 'collapse'

United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon urged Congo’s government to get control of its troops in the African nation’s conflict-wracked east and help beleaguered peacekeepers protect thousands of civilians.

Speaking in the Philippines, Mr Ban blamed a “collapse in discipline” in units of Congo’s armed forces for the escalating looting and attacks on UN and associated staff in North Kivu, a province where the situation has deteriorated over the past several days.