by Congo | May 5, 2021 | Democracy
In an ordinance read to the RTNC (Radio Télévision Nationale Congolaise) on Monday, May 3, 2021, the Head of State Félix Tshisekedi, who declared a state of siege in North Kivu and Ituri, will replace the governors and vice governors of civilians with military and...
by Congo | Apr 12, 2021 | Crime and law enforcement
The situation in Bunia and the rest of the province of Ituri is much more complex, marked by recurring and multiform crises that the population is the main victim. The public authorities are exceeded by the events. Political officials, some tend to cover the mallers...
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...
by Congo | Jan 11, 2020 | Human Rights
The Mai-Mai Militias of Raiya Mutomboki attacked and looted the sub-village of Cineke in Kalehe territory, South Kivu. According to local civil society, the incident took place on the night of Friday January 10 to Saturday January 11, 2020. The Cineke sub-village was...
by Congo | Dec 28, 2019 | Conflict
In North Kivu, armed men assimilated to Mayi-Mayi militiamen kidnapped the police commander of Kamandi-Gite this morning, from his residence in Kipese, a town in the Lubero region. When they arrived at the victim’s home around 5 a.m., these people fired into the air...