5,553,977 |
3.64515 |
29.43056 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Congolese national police brutally expelled gold prospectors from the Abimva locality, causing serious damage to their settlements. |
5,553,981 |
-1.75 |
27.11667 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Groups in Katakombe territory have been fighting over fishing ponds along the Lomani River. Deaths have been reported and more than 330 homes have been burned. National police have been deployed to try and restore calm. |
5,553,984 |
-0.03611 |
29.71361 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Truck drivers who use the Beni-Kasindi road have been on strike to protest the poor conditons of the roads between Beni and the Butembo-Kasindi border crossing. |
5,553,987 |
-3.39534 |
29.13779 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Burundian army forces present in Uviru for more than a year have begun withdrawing back into Burundi following a recent official disclosure of their presence in the area. |
5,553,991 |
-1.1869 |
29.44613 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Multiple sources in Nord-Kivu have reported that the M23 group is actively recruiting again (particularly in Rutshuru) and planning an attack with the support of the Rwandan Defence Force against Rutshuru and Nyiragongo. |
5,553,995 |
0.7 |
29.51667 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
ADF-NALU rebels attacked Oicha, killing 9 people with guns and machetes and wound 4 others. They also looted several houses. |
5,553,999 |
0.49658 |
29.46542 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Violence by ADF-NALU rebels was reported in the town of Erengeti, nearby Beni town. |
5,554,004 |
-3.39534 |
29.13779 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
2 FARDC soldiers and 2 civilians of the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanisms (MCVE) security organ were killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen on their reconaissance patrol near a bridge over the river Mulongwe, near Uvira. The gunmen, believed to be part of a Mayi Mayi militia, then fled. |
5,554,007 |
-4.325 |
15.32222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
40 associate professors at Kinshasa University staged a sit-in to demand pay. |
5,554,010 |
0.65337 |
29.4956 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Drunken soldiers fired automatic and semi-automatic weapons over several hours in Mbau Beni. They were later arrested by the leaders of the "Sokola" operation. |