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26 February-4 March 2016

Weekly Media Monitoring report for The Democratic Republic of Congo
Posted on March 4, 2016

Contents

Compiled by Caroline Johnpulle 

  1. FDLR is the cause of crimes in North Kivu
  2. Beni: 13 people killed by the ADF
  3. Residents of Nyankunde, kill 2 soldiers and 1 police officer
  4. South Kivu: Raïa Mutomboki militia burn over 100 houses 
1. FDLR is the cause of crimes in North Kivu 
State-owned media

(Agence Congolaise Presse, government-owned news agency, article dated 29 February 2016, in French) Les FDLR à la base des crimes actuels dans le Nord-Kivu

  • Minister of Communication and Media, Lambert Mende Omalanga accused Rwandan militia FDLR as perpetrators of the alleged conflict between Hutu and Nande in North Kivu.
  • FDLR are attacking some Congolese communities as well, to oppose, said the minister.
2 Beni: 13 people killed by the ADF
Privately-owned media

(Radio-Okapi, independent/privately-owned newspaper, article dated 29 February 2016, in French) Beni: 13 morts dans une attaque attribuée aux ADF

  • 13 people killed with machetes 29 February by Ugandan rebels, ADF.
  • There are 4 people reported missing as well, armed attack took place in Beni in North Kivu.
  • Rebels suspected of also stealing drugs from the Mambabio health center before wounding a nurse. 
3. Residents of Nyankunde, kill 2 soldiers and 1 police officer
Privately-owned media

(Radio-Okapi, independent/privately-owned newspaper, article dated 1 March 2016, in French) Ituri: un policier et deux militaires tués à Nyakunde

  • 29 February, the people of Ituri   killed a police officer and two soldiers.
  • The cause of deaths stem from tensions within the village, a police officer was killed in the midst.
  • Two soldiers were killed by local residents, one burned alive, the other with machetes. 
4. South Kivu: Raïa Mutomboki militia burn over 100 houses
Privately-owned media

(Radio-Okapi, independent/privately-owned newspaper, article dated 2 March  2016, in French) Sud-Kivu: des miliciens Raïa Mutomboki incendient une centaine de maisons

  • 1 March, the Raïa Mutomboki militia burned over 100 houses in the village of Bunyangungu. There were no deaths.
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