5,554,564 |
-4.325 |
15.32222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Students of the Higher Pedagogical Institute (ISP) protested against insecurity on campus after armed men appeared on campus earlier this week and shot a sentry. They erected barricades and assaulted some vehicles and bystanders near the entrance to the ISP. They then marched to the Ministry of the Interior. The police arrived to stop them and the students returned to the ISP. |
5,554,569 |
-4.325 |
15.32222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
The National Union of Congo Sellers (SNVC) has begun a strike across all Kinshasa markets to protest against the actions of Asian traders, including Chinese, Indian and Pakistani. The strike has had spotty observance however due to its enactment being spread by word of mouth among members of the union. |
5,554,573 |
3.61667 |
28.56667 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Rioters continued related to the death of a taxi driver allegedly hit by a MONUSCO vehicle in Dungu. |
5,554,576 |
-2.5 |
28.8667 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Workers at ten air cargo agencies operating out of Bukavu have gone on strike to protest the levying of a tax on passengers and cargo. |
5,554,579 |
1.56667 |
30.25 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
FPRI fighters raided the village of Disianza in the Andisoma area, fired their guns into the air, set fire to three houses, and stole livestock. |
5,554,582 |
3.21667 |
27.48333 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Over 600 FDLR rebels have surrendered with their dependents and reported to camps set up by the UN, and have been transferred to the main transit centre in Kisangani. |
5,554,586 |
1.56667 |
30.25 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
7 people were kidnapped in over two weeks in Bunia. Several have been released after payment of ransoms. |
5,554,590 |
1.3601 |
29.03535 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
About 10 militia fighters under the direction of Manu, armed with arrows and machetes, raided a village in Mambasa territory. They looted houses and seriously injured residents before retreating into the forest. |
5,554,594 |
-8.03475 |
26.78536 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
People in Kanuka in the Malemba Nkulu area rioted following the death of a young man who was shot by police. They attacked the police and burned the police station and offices of the National Intelligence Agency. During their looting of the police station they also released 10 prisoners, before police from Mulongo arrived and restored order. |
5,554,597 |
-2.5 |
28.8667 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
The head of the Kikuni Jurist Raa Mutomboki Mayi Mayi militia has officially surrendered to the Congolese government and MONUSCO in Bukavu. He arrived with 163 fighters and weapons. |