2024 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Events of the year 2024 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Incumbents[edit]
- President: Félix Tshisekedi
- Prime Minister: Sama Lukonde (until 12 June); Judith Suminwa (since 12 June)
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- 16 January – A Congolese soldier is killed and two others are arrested by the Rwandan Army in a cross-border shooting incident in Rubavu District.[1]
- 24 January – At least 18 people are killed after a truck plunged into a ravine in Kasangulu, Kongo Central.[2]
- 27 January – Fighting between FARDC and aligned Wazalendo groups against Rwandan-backed M23 fighters continue in Mweso and Karuba, North Kivu.[3]
- 28 January – Forty people are presumed dead after a boat capsizes in Lake Kivu.[4]
February[edit]
- 9 February – At least 18 people are killed during a collision between a bus and a truck on a road in Kinshasa.[5]
- 19 February – Rwanda rejects the United States’ calls to withdraw troops and missile systems from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, citing threats from an alleged Congolese military build-up near the border.[6]
April[edit]
- 13 April – 2024 Dibaya Lubwe landslide: At least 15 people are killed and 60 more are missing during a landslide in Idiofa.[7]
May[edit]
- 3 May:
- The mining town of Rubaya is seized by the March 23 Movement.[8]
- Thirty-five people are killed and more than 20 injured in bombings at two camps for displaced people in Lac Vert and Mugunga, in North Kivu.[9][10]
- 19 May – The government announces that it had foiled a coup attempt following an attack on the residence of Economy Minister Vital Kamerhe in Kinshasa and reports of gunfire near the presidential palace.[11]
June[edit]
- 5 June – At least 16 people are killed by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants in Beni.[12]
- 7 June – At least 38 people are killed by suspected ADF militants in the Beni area.[13]
- 10 June – At least 86 passengers are killed after a boat capsizes along the Kwah River in Mai-Ndombe Province.[14]
- 13 June – Suspected Islamist rebels kill over 20 people in Mayikengo village, North Kivu.[15]
- 22 June – At least 23 people are killed by CODECO militia groups in Ituri Province.[16]
- 26 June – Two South African soldiers are killed and twenty others are injured in a mortar attack on their logistics base.[17]
- 28 June – M23 rebels take control of Luofu and Kanyabayonga after heavy fighting with the Congolese military. Almost the entire population of Kanyabayonga, including refugees it had taken in from Rutshuru, flee the town.[18]
- 30 June:
- M23 rebels take control of Kirumba, the largest town in Lubero Territory, before continuing north.[19]
- Two aid workers from the international NGO Tearfund are killed in an attack on their convoy in Butembo, North Kivu.[20]
July[edit]
- 3 July – A court-martial in Butembo sentences 25 soldiers to death for desertion during fighting with M23 rebels.[21]
- 4 July – CODECO claims responsibility for the killing of six Chinese gold miners and the kidnapping of two more, as well as the killing of two FARDC soldiers in Ituri Province.[22]
- 8 July – A United Nations report formally accuses the Uganda People's Defence Force of providing military support to the M23 rebel group in eastern DRC. Uganda denies the claims.[23] The report also reveals that between 3,000 to 4,000 Rwandan soldiers are fighting alongside M23 rebels.[24]
- 13 July –
- CODECO militiamen attack the Zaire militia-controlled trading post of Pluto in Ituri Province leading to a four-hour battle that sees the participation of the FARDC and leaves 13 Zaire, seven CODECO, and six FARDC soldiers dead.[25]
- The FARDC repels an attack by Mobondo militiamen on the village of Kinsele, Kwamouth. At least 72 people are reported killed, including nine FARDC soldiers.[26]
- 15 July – Fighting between the FARDC, pro-government militia, and M23 rebels is reported in the Bashali Chiefdom, Bahunde Chiefdom, and the surroundings of Bweremana following simultaneous attacks on the positions of the FARDC and allies by the M23.[27] Four civilians are killed and five others are injured in a bombardment on Bweremana blamed on M23.[28]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[29]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 4 January - Martyrs' Day
- 16 January - Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination
- 17 January - Patrice Lumumba Assassination
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 17 May - Liberation Day
- 30 June - Independence Day
- 1 August – Parents' Day
- 17 November – Army Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
References[edit]
- ^ "Rwanda says it killed a Congolese soldier who crossed the border, heightening tensions". AP News. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "18 killed when truck plunges into a ravine in southwestern Congo". AP News. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "RDC-Masisi : La coalition Wazalendo-FARDC s'est à nouveau affrontée au M23 à Mweso, d'autres combats signalés à Karuba, près de Sake". Actualite.cd (in French). 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ "Dozens are presumed dead after an overloaded boat capsizes on Lake Kivu in Congo". Africanews. 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "At least 18 people killed when bus collides with truck in Congo's capital". AP News. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Rwanda rejects US calls for withdrawal of missiles and troops from eastern Congo". AP News. 2024-02-19. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Congo landslide kills at least 15 people and up to 60 others are missing, officials say". AP News. 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "M23 rebels seize key smartphone mineral mining town in eastern Congo". AP News. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Bomb kills at least 12 people, including children, at two displacement camps in eastern Congo". AP News. 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Death toll in bombings at displacement camps in eastern Congo rises to at least 35". AP News. 2024-05-11. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "DR Congo army says it has thwarted attempted coup in Kinshasa". France 24. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "At least 16 killed by suspected Islamists in eastern Congo, local official says". Reuters. June 5, 2024.
- ^ "ISIL-affiliated rebel fighters blamed after 38 killed in DR Congo attack". Al Jazeera. June 8, 2024.
- ^ "More than 80 passengers killed in the latest boat accident in Congo". Associated Press. June 13, 2024.
- ^ "Suspected Islamist rebels kill over 20 in Congo village attack". The Times of India. 2024-06-13. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "Militia kills at least 23 people in eastern Congo village attacks". Reuters. June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Repatriation preparations for SANDF soldiers killed in DRC under way". SABC News. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Au lendemain de la prise de Kanyabayonga par le M23, la quasi-totalité de la population quitte la cité". Radio Okapi (in French). 2024-06-29. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "M23 continues to gain ground in volatile east DR Congo". Voice of America. 2024-06-30. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "2 aid workers killed in the latest violent attack in eastern Congo's conflict". Africanews. July 2, 2024.
- ^ "DRC tribunal sentences 25 soldiers to death for 'fleeing the enemy'". Al Jazeera. July 4, 2024.
- ^ "A militia attack on a Congo gold mine kills 6 Chinese miners and 2 Congolese soldiers". AP News. 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Uganda provided support to M23 rebels in Congo, UN report says". Reuters. July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Rwandan soldiers fighting with M23 rebels in DR Congo, says UN report". France 24. 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "Ituri : au moins 26 morts dans l'attaque de la CODECO à Pluto". Radio Okapi (in French). 2024-07-13. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "At least 70 people killed in a militia attack in western Congo". Associated Press. 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "Guerre contre le M23 : explosion d'une bombe à Bweremana, la trêve humanitaire vole en éclat". Radio Okapi (in French). 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "At least four killed as fighting in DRC continues despite truce: Report". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "DRC Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
