| 5,554,840 |
-5.9988 |
23.25386 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Clashes broke out between residents of Kebya-Kamwanga and the police, which were only dispersed by the police firing their weapons into the air. Calm was returned by the arrival of FARDC soldiers. It is not clear what started the situation but allegedly a member of the security services was humiliating a resident, which led to the riot. |
| 5,554,843 |
-2.5 |
28.8667 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Hundreds of employees of the Panzi General Hospital have protested outside the facilities of the Directorate General fo Taxes (DGI) against the freezing of assets of their hospital and collection of taxes on their income. |
| 5,554,847 |
-4.325 |
15.32222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Police arrested dozens of activists ("opponents of the regime of President Joseph Kabila") who were distributing invitations to a meeting off the political opposition on Jan.11. |
| 5,554,850 |
-5.83728 |
13.44998 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Truck drivers have gone on strike to protest against alleged police harassment. |
| 5,554,856 |
2.18333 |
22.46667 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
3 people were killed and several others injured by knives and firearms during a land dispute between the villages of Yatota and Zambo in Bumba locality. Police intervened to restore order shortly after. |
| 5,554,859 |
-2.468 |
28.8202 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Nyanderema, the head of a Raia Mutomboki Mayi Mayi militia which bears his name, surrendered to FARDC forces in the locality of Luizi in Kabare, accompanied by 9 of his men bearing 12 weapons. |
| 5,554,864 |
-1.69333 |
29.23389 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
A journalist was stabbed by two unidentified armed men. He was seriously wounded. |
| 5,554,867 |
-4.30385 |
15.30374 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
The National Press Union of the Congo staged a march in solidarity with the French press following the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris. The march began in the Gombe commune of Kinshasa. |
| 5,554,872 |
-0.05219 |
29.51913 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
FARDC and MONUSCO forces took control of the Pilot and Issa camps of the ADF in Virungu National Park. |
| 5,554,875 |
0.51469 |
25.18963 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
2 shells fell in farmers fields near the road leading to Kisangani. It is uncertain who fired them, but they destroyed "several hecatres of farmers' fields". |
