At least 27 civilians were killed on Saturday, May 28, morning in Beni territory situated in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). “The 27 were killed in the village of Beu-Manyama near Mamove, Beni territory of North Kivu this Saturday. The ADF rebels are suspected to have […]
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The Democratic Republic of Congo army, FARDC, says the state of siege imposed in Ituri and North Kivu provinces of the country has helped to restore security in the Beni region where the army has been combatting the Allied Democratic Force (ADF). Gen. Sylvain Ekenge, spokesperson of the governor of North Kivu, who was speaking […]
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“Eighteen corpses of victims are right now kept in a local sawmill which is serving as a mortuary,” revealed Innocent Matukadala, chief of the Banyali Kilo chiefdom in Djugu territory, adding that “the people are angry. Tension is at its peak and we are trying to calm the situation.” According to Jean-Robert Basiloko, President of […]
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The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to ensure civilian protection in the wake of recent deadly raids on camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs), warning of further violence amid heightened tension between Hema herders and Lendu farmers. At least 62 internally displaced members of […]
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A total of 91 violations of children’s rights were reported in Dec. 2021 as a result of the armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to a just-published report of the Section for the Protection of Children of the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), sexual violence […]
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At least seven farmers were killed on their farm in a new attack attributed to Ugandan rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). The attack on Sunday, Jan. 23, occurred in Mapendo-Mutuweyi village, located 30km to the west of Mayimoya in Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Civil society sources disclosed that the […]
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Seven corpses in an advanced state of decomposition were discovered on Saturday, Jan. 22, in Ndama-Lubano village of Ruwenzori sector in Beni territory of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. The seven corpses, including those of four women, were identified as victims of Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacks in the area. The discovery by the […]
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One civilian was killed and another wounded on Wednesday, Jan. 19, in attacks on Lubano and Ndama villages, near Kikingi in Beni territory of North Kivu. Two DR Congo national army, FARDC, positions were razed down, according to local sources. “The attacks were simultaneous in the villages of Ndama and Lubano and they started at […]
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Ugandan authorities say they have arrested 12 collaborators of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the districts of Ntoroko and Kyenjojo. “ADF combatants move around in small groups and carry out vengeance attacks and violent reprisals against civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo,” Ugandan Police announced in a communique issued on Tuesday, Jan. 11. […]
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At least eight civilians were killed in two separate attacks in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The first attack took place on Jan. 7, in the locality of Kiskivi, near Mamove to the west of Beni. The second attack was on Saturday, Jan. 8. According to Kinos Katuho, President of the […]
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At least 11 civilians were reported killed by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) around Beni in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This is despite the stage of siege imposed in the zone since May 6, 2021. “We have just once again, lost seven persons including one woman, killed in Gala quarter in […]
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Over 45 per cent of villagers in Komanda, Irumu territory of Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of Congo have abandoned the town following incessant attacks by fighters of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). The latest attack was on Tuesday, Sept. 28, at Mangiva village seven kilometres from Komanda and it came on the heels […]
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