| 6,053,443 |
-1.4047 |
28.415899 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Gunmen attack a plane with medical supplies. |
| 6,053,449 |
-3.0116601 |
28.2994 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Women march against sexual violence. |
| 6,053,454 |
-.47049999 |
29.1726 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Mai-Mai militia attacks a UN peacekeeping base. |
| 6,053,459 |
-.40000001 |
28.450001 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Rebels attack a truck carrying 23 people, killing the driver and pushing the truck into a ravine. |
| 6,053,464 |
-.40000001 |
28.450001 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Rwandan rebels attack an army base. |
| 6,053,469 |
-4.3010998 |
28.944201 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Government troops rape 50 women during an operation to avenge the death of one of their colleagues. |
| 6,053,474 |
-1.4667 |
28.5 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
A militia group abducts and rapes 7 women. |
| 6,053,479 |
-11.6626 |
27.4797 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Armed bandits raid the city airport, emptying a munitions dump. |
| 6,053,485 |
.015015 |
29.523001 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Ex-rebels and army deserters attack and kidnap workers of British oil company SOCO. |
| 6,053,490 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
100 armed men stage a brazen attack on the president's home and an army logistical base. |
| 6,053,495 |
3.6166699 |
28.5667 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
During June, the LRA stages 53 separate attacks in the Dungu and Faradje areas, resulting in 26 deaths, 21 kidnappings (including 10 children), and five wounded. |
| 6,053,498 |
3.7350299 |
29.709999 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
During June, the LRA stages 53 separate attacks in the Dungu and Faradje areas, resulting in 26 deaths, 21 kidnappings (including 10 children), and five wounded. |
| 6,053,503 |
-2.5167 |
28.85 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
DRC soldiers attack two villages, raping 248 people. The colonel in charge goes rogue and flees, but eventually turns himself in a month later. |
| 6,053,508 |
-.40000001 |
28.450001 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Gunmen shoot dead a local community radio journalist. |
| 6,053,514 |
-11.6626 |
27.4797 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Armed men raid a weapons depot, triggering a gunfight with police. |
| 6,053,519 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Members of the opposition UDPS demonstrate after the vandalization of their party headquarters. Police fire tear gas, resulting in one death. |
| 6,053,524 |
-11.6626 |
27.4797 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
A gang attacks Kassapa prison in Lubumbashi in a spectacular raid that frees 960 inmates, including a convicted militia leader. |
| 6,053,529 |
-4.3010998 |
28.944201 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Rebels kill five Congolese aid workers and two other civilians. |
| 6,054,412 |
1.2180901 |
32.520901 |
Uganda |
|
Doctors strike, demanding higher wages |
| 6,053,535 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Police fire live rounds into the air and use tear gas to disperse an opposition rally calling for fair presidential elections next month. |
| 6,053,540 |
-11.6626 |
27.4797 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Riots erupt between supporters of opposing political parties ahead of a general election. |
| 6,053,547 |
-8.4419003 |
24.5926 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Riots erupt between supporters of opposing political parties ahead of a general election. |
| 6,053,554 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Gunmen shoot dead Marius Gangale, an opposition MP, ahead of a general election. |
| 6,053,560 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Violence occurs as opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi returns to the capital. Thousands rally, but police block their way and rioting erupts. |
| 6,053,565 |
-11.6626 |
27.4797 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Gunmen raid a military camp and an arms depot. |
| 6,053,571 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Presidential guard shoot dead 18 civilians during a crackdown on supporters of the opposition. |
| 6,053,576 |
-11.6626 |
27.4797 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Several attacks occur in Lubumbashi on election day. Armed men attack a polling station, and in a separate attack two jeeps carrying ballots are destroyed. Police are attacked, and several firefights occur. |
| 6,053,583 |
-2.92028 |
23.7722 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
At least 24 people are killed by security forces, including 20 in Kinshasa and 2 in North Kivu and 2 in Kasai Occidental. |
| 6,053,588 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Violent rioting and looting occur in the capital after Laurent Kabila is declared the winner of the recent presidential election. |
| 6,053,594 |
-11.6626 |
27.4797 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Presidential guard disperse a march of 30 local leaders of the UDSP who were protesting the closing of their headquarters. |
| 6,053,599 |
-2.7 |
27.3333 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Hutu rebels have conducted two attacks in the Shabunda territory of Sud Kivu, killing 26 people and wounding 13. The army has responded with two batallions. |
| 6,053,606 |
-1.41519 |
28.0548 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Clashes between rival militia groups and government forces have left 22 dead, and 35,000 have been forced to flee. The upsurge in violence may have to do with the results of the November elections |
| 6,053,613 |
-1.39843 |
28.816 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Clashes between rival militia groups and government forces have left 22 dead, and 35,000 have been forced to flee. The upsurge in violence may have to do with the results of the November elections |
| 6,053,619 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Congolese police fired live rounds at the car of opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi and fired tear gas at his gathered supporters. Tshisekedi, who had proclaimed himself President-elect, was driving to the Presidential Palace to take office when he was stopped. |
| 6,053,625 |
-6.1369801 |
23.5898 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi called for a general, nationwide strike to protest the results of the Novemer elections. The stike was successful in his strongholds, but did not affect the capital. |
| 6,053,630 |
-5.89221 |
22.4028 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi called for a general, nationwide strike to protest the results of the Novemer elections. The stike was successful in his strongholds, but did not affect the capital. |
| 6,053,635 |
-1.6792001 |
29.222799 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Police raided the home of parliamentarian Dieudonne Bakungu, who was suspected of running a militia. 4 people were killed in the raid. |
| 6,053,641 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Christian groups marched in Kinshasa to protest November's alledgedly fraudulent elections. The march was banned by government forces and broken up with tear gas. |
| 6,053,648 |
-2.52 |
28.719999 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
The FDLR has staged several attacks in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 50 civilians since the start of May. |
| 6,053,655 |
-2.0667 |
28.5667 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
6 villagers were killed in an attack apparently by the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda. |
| 6,053,660 |
-2.0667 |
28.5667 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Villagers attacked UN Peacekeepers, angry at the lack of protection from militia attacks. 11 Pakistani Peacekeepers were injured. |
| 6,053,665 |
-2.52 |
28.719999 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Tit-for-tat clashes between the Rwandan Hutu FDLR and the Mai Mai militia in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have left over 100 dead, including civilians. |
| 6,053,674 |
-1.6792001 |
29.222799 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
UN refugee agency worker, Rocky Kalume Makabuza, was shot and killed in his home by unknown attackers. |
| 6,053,681 |
-2.92028 |
23.7722 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
M23 rebellion, centered in North Kivu |
| 6,053,687 |
1.8378 |
26.799999 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
LRA forces attacked guards in Garamba National Park. A firefight ensued and the rangers were able to escape through a swamp. |
| 6,053,693 |
-.021 |
29.4249 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
A local militia attacked a police station, border post, courthouse, and a military base in Kasindi. 2,000 civilians fled to Uganda following the violence. Two soldiers were reported killed. |
| 6,053,702 |
-4.3249998 |
15.3222 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Members of the opposition party Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) staged a sit in protest, though were blocked from the Francophone Summit by heavy police presence. The demonstration also accused President Kabila of rigging the vote and called for him to step down. |
| 6,053,711 |
.5 |
29.4667 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
About a dozen armed men absucted three priests in Beni, probably by Ugandan rebels. |
| 6,053,717 |
-2.5153601 |
28.8451 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Five armed men broke into the home of Dr. Denis Mukwege, though he was able to escape while the attackers killed a man who tried to raise the alarm. Dr. Mukwege is a renowned gynecologist, most known for his work on sexual assault victims. |
| 6,053,723 |
-2.52 |
28.719999 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Mai Mai militiamen attacked rangers and soldiers at Virunga National park. Two rangers and one soldier were killed, while 5 militiamen died and one was captured. |
