Violence committed by the Allied Democratic Forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo could amount to crimes against humanity, the UN human rights office said. In 2020, attacks by the armed group killed at least 849 civilians in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu (UN News Service)
DRC Lawmakers Vote Out Prime Minister
Lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo voted to oust Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba. The move was the latest in a political power struggle between President Felix Tshisekedi and officials, such as Ilunga Ilunkamba, who are loyal to former President Joseph Kabila (Agence France-Presse)
Militia Attacks Kill Six Park Rangers in DRC
At least six rangers were killed yesterday in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park, which is home to about one-quarter of the world’s endangered mountain gorillas. Officials blamed the attack on local militias (Agence France-Presse)
Clashes Continue in DRC Parliament
Fighting between supporters of President Felix Tshisekedi and those of his predecessor Joseph Kabila broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Parliament. It was the second day of clashes after Tshisekedi warned over the weekend that he could be forced to dissolve Parliament and hold new elections (Agence France-Presse)
DRC Declares End to Latest Ebola Outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo declared an end to its latest outbreak of Ebola fifty days after the last case was reported. It was the country’s eleventh outbreak in forty-four years and killed fifty-five people (Nation)
Allied Democratic Forces Free 1,300 Prisoners in DRC
More than 1,300 prisoners escaped from a jail in the city of Beni following an attack by suspected Islamist rebels affiliated with the Allied Democratic Forces, officials said (BBC)
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack (New York Times)
Militia Attacks in DRC Kills Nearly Sixty
Two attacks this week in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province killed fifty-eight people, according to a government official; the Allied Democratic Forces militant group is suspected of carrying out the attacks on civilians (Agence France-Presse)
DRC Ebola Outbreak Surpasses 2018 Outbreak
An outbreak of Ebola in the western part of the country is now worse than a 2018 outbreak in the region, World Health Organization officials said, calling for additional funds to combat the disease. There are now fifty-six cases (New York Times)
WHO Raises Alarm on Ebola Outbreak in DRC
The World Health Organization (WHO) is raising alarms about a growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which ended its tenth Ebola outbreak last month (Al Jazeera)
DRC Declares End to Ebola Outbreak
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that lasted nearly two years and killed at least 2,280 people is over, the country’s health minister said. It was the second-largest Ebola outbreak in the world and the tenth outbreak in the DRC (Washington Post)
Ebola Resurfaces in DRC
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo announced new cases of Ebola in the western city of Mbandaka. Six cases have been reported, resulting in four deaths (Reuters)
DRC Militia Announces Plans to Disarm
The Cooperative for the Development of the Congo (CODECO) militant group said it would cease fighting in the country’s northeast and called for a dialogue with the government (Reuters)
DRC Sets Date for Disarmament of Northeastern Militia
The Democratic Republic of the Congo stated yesterday that it would begin disarmament procedures for the Ituri Patriotic Resistance Front, a militia group based in the country’s northeastern Ituri province, on May 5. The militia ratified a peace agreement with the government in late February but could not immediately disarm due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (Anadolu)
Ambush at DRC National Park Kills Seventeen
An ambush at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park killed seventeen people, including twelve park rangers. The park blamed members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda militant group for the attack (New York Times)
Ebola Patient Escapes Clinic in DRC
An Ebola patient ran away from a clinic in the Democratic Republic of Congo town of Beni, prompting health officials to warn that he could cause further spread of the virus (Reuters)
Attacks in Eastern DRC Kill Dozens
Two attacks linked to two different militia groups in the eastern region of Democratic Republic of Congo killed more than thirty people, officials said yesterday (Al Jazeera)
New Ebola Cases Dash Hopes of End to DRC Outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo recorded a new death from the Ebola virus on Friday, two days before the country was due to declare an official end to its outbreak. Another death from the virus was recorded yesterday (Reuters)
DRC Discharges Final Ebola Patient
The last patient being treated for the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo was sent home from the hospital, and no new cases of the virus have been reported since February 17. The outbreak will be declared over if forty-two days pass with no new cases (Al Jazeera)
Rebel Group Attacks Town in Northeastern DRC
Rebels allegedly belonging to the Allied Democratic Fighters raided the town of Mangina in the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday, killing at least twelve people (Al Jazeera)
Attack in DRC Kills Twenty
At least twenty people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Beni region, in an attack by suspected militants from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) (Agence France-Presse)
Dozens Killed in Eastern DRC Attack
An attack in the eastern Beni region of the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday killed at least thirty-six people, according to local officials. Militants affiliated with the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), who the DRC military has been targeting in a series of operations since late last year, are suspected of being behind the attack (Agence France-Presse)
Thousands Dead in DRC Measles Outbreak
Six thousand people have died in a measles outbreak that began last year in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization announced. The organization called for an increase in funding to address the disease (World Health Organization)
Attack in Eastern DRC Kills Eighteen
At least eighteen people were killed in an attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Beni region; local officials blamed Islamist militants affiliated with the Allied Democratic Forces (Agence France-Presse)
Congolese Families Sue Tech Giants Over Child Labor
The group of families from the Democratic Republic of Congo sued companies including Apple, Google, and Microsoft in a U.S. court, saying children had been killed or injured mining cobalt used in the companies’ products, and that the companies had “specific knowledge” that their cobalt was linked to hazardous child labor (Guardian)
Rebel Leader Reportedly Killed in DRC
Army officials for the Democratic Republic of Congo said the country’s military killed Mouhamed Mukubwa Islam, a top leader of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (Al Jazeera)