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DR CONGO: ‘US urges UN probe into experts' murder, but Congo is opposed’, Associated Press, 17 August 2017

The United States and Sweden called Thursday for the United Nations to follow up initial inconclusive investigations into the murder of U.N. experts from their countries in Congo — but Congo says it opposes an independent international inquiry. The killing of American Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan, a dual national of Sweden and Chile, in Congo's violence-torn Kasai region was a key issue at a U.N. Security Council meeting attended by family members who sat in the front row listening intently. 'US urges UN probe into experts' murder, but Congo is opposed', Associated Press, 17 August 2017

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