In an ordinance read to the RTNC (Radio Télévision Nationale Congolaise) on Monday, May 3, 2021, the Head of State Félix Tshisekedi, who declared a state of siege in North Kivu and Ituri, will replace the governors and vice governors of civilians with military and police. This state of siege proclaimed by in these two... Continue Reading →
Many deaths are reported in Kalehe, South Kivu following clashes between the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, FARDC and Raiya Mutomboki Militia on Sunday, April 4, 2021. According to Delphin Birimbi, Chairman of the Kalehe Civil Society Territorial Concertation Framework, at least 2 soldiers including Colonel Bahati were killed by Raiya Mutomboki... Continue Reading →
The armed group known as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) has intensified its attacks against civilians in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the past 18 months, expanding its actions beyond from its usual areas of operation. The attacks, which left more than 1,000 people dead and dozens injured,... Continue Reading →
Forty-two people were arrested, including two foreign subjects following a closure operation organised by the Congolese National Police in collaboration with the Armed Forces of the Republic FARDC, the National Intelligence Agency and Directorate General of Migration DGM . The operation was organised on the night of Thursday to Friday, January 24, 2020 on Buholo... Continue Reading →
The tension is high this Monday, January 6, 2020 at the University of Kinshasa, (UNIKIN). For good reason, students are demonstrating against the increase in the price of academic fees for the year 2019-2020. To contain these demonstrations, the elements of the Congolese National Police, (PNC), deployed on ground make use in particular of tear... Continue Reading →
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