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MAI MAI MENACE IN THE PROVINCE OF TANGANYIKA

by Joram Africa | Nov 12, 2021 | Congo

A woman was beheaded in her field and three other women were stripped before being released. This incident took place on Wednesday, November 9 in the Lambo Katenga sector, 140 km northeast of Kalemie, in the province of Tanganyika. The inhabitants of the place accuse...

MAI-MAI MILITIAMEN ATTACK ON BENI GARRISON PRISON IS FOILED

by Joram Africa | Jan 12, 2020 | Congo, Society

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) foiled an attack by Mai-Mai militiamen on the prison of the military prosecutor near the military court of North Kivu, garrison of Beni, on the night of Saturday 11 to Sunday January 12, 2020. Prison sources...

Militiamen kidnap Congolese police commander

by Joram Africa | Jan 9, 2020 | Conflict, Congo

In North Kivu, armed men assimilated to Mayi-Mayi militiamen kidnapped the police commander of Kamandi-Gite this morning, from his residence in Kipese, a town in the Lubero region. When they arrived at the victim’s home around 5 a.m., these people fired into the air...

Offensives Against fighters of ADF, Allied Democratic Forces

by Joram Africa | Apr 18, 2020 | Conflict, Congo

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) announced serious offensives against the fighters of Allied Democratic Force (ADF), in the village of Halungupa located in Ruwenzori sector on the Beni-Kasindi road (North Kivu). The information was reported...

Operations against armed groups in DR Congo Continues

by Joram Africa | Jan 9, 2020 | Conflict, Congo

The tracking operations of active armed groups in Kalehe territory launched since last November by the FARDC Congolese Armed Forces continue to produce results. Already at the end of last week, the FARDC announced that it had recorded the surrender of a large number...

PANIC IN GOMA CITY AS NYIRAGONGO VOLCANO ERUPTS

by Joram Africa | May 24, 2021 | Congo, Environment

Lava from Mount Nyiragongo volcanic eruption, caused panic as it seemed it was flowing towards Goma city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, and the government urged residents to evacuate. The Goma Volcanological Observatory (OVG) is worried about the...