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2024 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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2024
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the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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History of the DRC

Events of the year 2024 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Incumbents[edit]

Events[edit]

January[edit]

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]

May[edit]

June[edit]

Holidays[edit]

Source:[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rwanda says it killed a Congolese soldier who crossed the border, heightening tensions". AP News. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  2. ^ "18 killed when truck plunges into a ravine in southwestern Congo". AP News. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Dozens are presumed dead after an overloaded boat capsizes on Lake Kivu in Congo". Africanews. 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  5. ^ "At least 18 people killed when bus collides with truck in Congo's capital". AP News. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  6. ^ "Rwanda rejects US calls for withdrawal of missiles and troops from eastern Congo". AP News. 2024-02-19. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "M23 rebels seize key smartphone mineral mining town in eastern Congo". AP News. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  9. ^ "Bomb kills at least 12 people, including children, at two displacement camps in eastern Congo". AP News. 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  10. ^ "Death toll in bombings at displacement camps in eastern Congo rises to at least 35". AP News. 2024-05-11. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  11. ^ "DR Congo army says it has thwarted attempted coup in Kinshasa". France 24. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  12. ^ "At least 16 killed by suspected Islamists in eastern Congo, local official says". Reuters. June 5, 2024.
  13. ^ "ISIL-affiliated rebel fighters blamed after 38 killed in DR Congo attack". Al Jazeera. June 8, 2024.
  14. ^ "More than 80 passengers killed in the latest boat accident in Congo". Associated Press. June 13, 2024.
  15. ^ Xu, Xiaofei (12 June 2024). "DR Congo shipwreck kills more than 80 people". CNN. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Suspected Islamist rebels kill over 20 in Congo village attack". The Times of India. 2024-06-13. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  17. ^ "Militia kills at least 23 people in eastern Congo village attacks". June 22, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "DRC Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

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