Conflict Archives - Democratic Republic of Congo

CLASHES BETWEEN FARDC AND MILITIA, LEAVE MANY DEAD

by Congo | Apr 6, 2021 | Conflict

Many deaths are reported in Kalehe, South Kivu following clashes between the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, FARDC and Raiya Mutomboki Militia on Sunday, April 4, 2021. According to Delphin Birimbi, Chairman of the Kalehe Civil Society Territorial...

THOMAS LUBANGA WARNS ITURI MILITIAS

by Congo | May 8, 2020 | Conflict

Whistleblower and peacemaker. This is the role that the former Hague detainee, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, seems to take on. During a press conference held in Kinshasa on May 7, 2020, this ex-warlord wanted to draw the attention of both national and international opinion to...

Beni Calls on the Army to Review its Strategies Against ADF

by Congo | May 1, 2020 | Conflict

Prominent people of Beni City, have called on the army to review its strategies to deal more with the rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), active in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. They also pleaded for the evaluation of the operations of the...

OFFENSIVES AGAINST FIGHTERS OF ADF, ALLIED DEMOCRATIC FORCES

by Congo | Apr 22, 2020 | Conflict

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) announced serious offensives against the fighters of Allied Democratic Force (ADF), in the village of Halungupa located in Ruwenzori sector on the Beni-Kasindi road (North Kivu). The information was reported...

Angry Demonstrators Demand the release of Vital Kamerhe

by Congo | Apr 14, 2020 | Conflict

Scheduled for this Tuesday, April 14, 2020, the march to request the release of Vital Kamerhe was stifled in Bukavu (South Kivu) by elements of the Congolese National Police at each meeting point with tear gas. Already early in the morning in certain crossroads and...

FARDC Captures the Headquarters of Mai Mai militias

by Congo | Feb 27, 2020 | Conflict

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) have captured the headquarters of the Mai Mai militias from She Assani located in the rural commune of Salamabila in the province of Maniema. This after two days of fighting, since the start of the...