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]
- 12 June – A shipwreck near the city of Mushie, kills more than 80 people.[15]
- 13 June – Suspected Islamist rebels kill over 20 people in Mayikengo village, North Kivu.[16]
- 22 June – At least 23 people are killed by CODECO militia groups in Ituri Province.[17]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[18]
- 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.
- ^ Xu, Xiaofei (12 June 2024). "DR Congo shipwreck kills more than 80 people". CNN. Retrieved 15 June 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". June 22, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "DRC Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
