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
- FDLR is the cause of crimes in North Kivu
- Beni: 13 people killed by the ADF
- Residents of Nyankunde, kill 2 soldiers and 1 police officer
- 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.