Tag Archives: South Kivu

Congo: We did whatever we wanted, says soldier who raped 53 women

April 13, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

As the G8 discusses sexual violence in the DRC, perpetrators and victims speak out about mass rape in Minova. Pete Jones in Minov, The Guardian, Congo: an army sergeant who says he was ordered to rape by his commanding officer. … read more »

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DRC: Fizi to Goma via Bukavu (then Kinshasa) – Kris Berwouts goes on the road in Congo

July 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

I spent the last twenty days of June in the Congo. Most of that time, I visited people and communities at grass root level. In brief, I went to Fizi – Baraka – Uvira – Bukavu – Kalehe – Minova … read more »

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Women, children targeted in renewed Congo clashes

May 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Rival armed groups in Congo’s eastern provinces are targeting each other’s families, killing children, women and the elderly in some of the country’s worst violence in years, officials said on Friday. The fighting, which UN agency UNICEF says has cost … read more »

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Seven UN peacekeepers wounded at DRC protest

May 14, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kinshasha – Seven United Nations peacekeepers in Congo were wounded when gunmen opened fire at a protest in the east of the country on Monday, a UN spokesperson said. There were no details on the condition of the peacekeepers. An … read more »

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Minister hurt, Kabila aide dies in DRC plane crash

February 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila’s chief adviser was killed and his finance minister injured in an airplane crash near the eastern town of Bukavu on Sunday, government officials said. The accident, the latest in a country with one … read more »

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Antonov crashes in DRC

January 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kinshasa – A provincial official in the Congolese province of South Kivu says a plane has crashed after take-off and there is no news of the passengers on board. Laban Kyalangalilwa, the minister in charge of transportation in South Kivu … read more »

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DRC / MONUSCO evacutes victims of Shabunda attacks

January 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) January 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — MONUSCO strongly condemns the attacks on civilians by armed groups in several remote villages in Shabunda territory of South Kivu Province. During 1 and 4 January 2012, … read more »

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Death toll doubles in eastern Congo killings: army

January 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Some 45 civilians were massacred in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo but Congolese troops sent to the area killed four of the Rwandan rebels thought to have been responsible, the Congolese army said on Thursday. The civilian killings took place … read more »

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Congo: Rwanda Hutu Rebels Kill 45 in East

January 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army says Rwandan Hutu rebels have killed about 45 people in the eastern province of South Kivu. Army officials said Thursday that the rebel Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) attacked the Shabunda … read more »

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Rwandan Hutu rebels kill 26 in DRC

January 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kinshasa – At least 26 people have been killed and 13 wounded so far this year in two attacks by Rwandan Hutu rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an army official said on Wednesday. The attacks – blamed … read more »

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DRC ups security after prison violence

January 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kinshasa – The DRC authorities beefed up security at Bukavu central prison on Monday following an attempted jail break that left eight people dead and 44 wounded. “The prison has heightened security measures and the police is also contributing to … read more »

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DRC: Post-election intimidation through arrests must end

December 19, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) December 19, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Security forces in Democratic Republic of Congo must halt a series of politically motivated arrests, including arbitrary and unlawful arrests following disputed elections, Amnesty International said today. … read more »

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Congo’s Kabila says poll credibility not in doubt

December 12, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila conceded on Monday there had been “mistakes” in the election process but rejected the finding of the Carter Center international observer group that the results lacked credibility. Provisional results released last Friday showed … read more »

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DR CONGO: Rehabilitating Former Child Soldiers Who “Liked” Killing

November 3, 2011 by benim

Murhula’s* life changed forever when he was nine years old. It was the year that he learned to kill, torture and rape. It was the year militia entered his school in a small village near Bukavu, South Kivu in the … read more »

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Putting smiles back on DRC women

July 19, 2011 by benim

Uvira – It is market day in the Kavimvira district of Uvira and Riziki Mapendo is busy plating up rice and beans for customers at the small restaurant she runs in the quarter. The bamboo-built eatery has been open less … read more »

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$3.5m for DRC rape victims

July 12, 2011 by benim

Kinshasa – The European Union will provide $3.5m to help care for rape victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo under an agreement signed Monday. The cash will go towards “appropriate medical care” for victims of sexual attacks in the … read more »

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2.5 mn euros for DR Congo rape victims

July 11, 2011 by benim

The European Union will provide 2.5 million euros ($3.5 million) to help care for rape victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo under an agreement signed Monday. The cash will go towards “appropriate medical care” for victims of sexual attacks … read more »

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Congo col. surrenders over mass rape accusations

July 8, 2011 by benim

U.N. and Congolese officials say a colonel accused of mass rapes in volatile eastern Congo has surrendered along with a large group of his men. Military spokesman Col. Sylvain Ekenge said Friday a colonel known as Kifaru surrendered with 106 … read more »

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Aid group says more than 100 raped in Congo attack

June 23, 2011 by benim

KINSHASA, Congo – An international medical aid group says more than 100 people were raped in a recent attack in Congo’s volatile east. Megan Hunter of Medicins Sans Frontieres said Thursday that a team in Fizi territory in South Kivu … read more »

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Looting linked assassinations on rise in DR Congo’s Bukavu

May 24, 2011 by benim

Three people were reportedly killed on Monday by armed men in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). Credible sources told Xinhua that the figure brought the number of slain people in … read more »

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DRC boat accident: 7 dead, many missing

May 4, 2011 by benim

Kinshasa – Seven bodies were found on Wednesday two days after a boat sank on the Kasai River in central Democratic Republic of Congo, with scores of people still missing, authorities said. “So far, we have retrieved six bodies and … read more »

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DRC dismisses minister over boat accidents

May 4, 2011 by benim

Kinshasa – The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday dismissed its transport minister for failing to prevent deadly boat accidents that have left dozens dead or missing. The ex-minister, Marie-Laure Kawanda, was “dismissed for not being able … read more »

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DR Congo: 35 missing after boat capsizes

April 25, 2011 by benim

At least 35 people have been reported missing in Lake Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo after their boat capsized, ship owners in the region said Monday. The vessel sank on Sunday night near Minova in … read more »

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Court jails DRC army officers for rape

March 10, 2011 by benim

Kinshasa – A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has jailed three army officers, including a lieutenant colonel, for 15 years for rape, a senior court source said on Thursday. The court martial, sitting on Wednesday in Kalehe, … read more »

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IMF urges vigilence in DR Congo amid rising prices

March 4, 2011 by benim

Higher food and fuel prices could complicate economic management in the Democratic Republic of Congo during an election year in the central African country, the IMF said on Thursday. IMF mission chief to DR Congo, Robert York, urged the government … read more »

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DR Congo ‘mass rape’ trial begins

February 10, 2011 by benim

Eleven soldiers accused of raping more than 60 women in eastern Congo went on trial at a military court on Thursday. The men are alleged to have carried out the attacks on New Years Day in the town of Fizi, … read more »

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DRC troops on rape charges

February 9, 2011 by benim

Kinshasha – Eleven government troops, including four officers, are to go on trial in eastern DR Congo on charges of raping three dozen women since early January, judicial sources said on Wednesday. A military court in the eastern town of … read more »

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Congolese soldiers raped 67 women: UN

January 26, 2011 by benim

Geneva – Congolese soldiers raped 67 women in two separate incidents in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in early January, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday. “Two separate investigations by Monusco and UNJHRO … read more »

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Congo ready to try government troops accused of rape: UN

January 20, 2011 by benim

The Democratic Republic of the Congo will put a group of government soldiers on trial as early as next week for alleged rapes and looting in the country’s turbulent east, a U.N. spokesman said on Wednesday. U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky … read more »

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Troops held over DR Congo mass rape

January 19, 2011 by benim

Seven soldiers and a commander in the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been arrested over allegations that they were involved in a mass rape, according to the United Nations. Fifty women have told the UN that they were raped in the eastern … read more »

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