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1 3 Four civilians were kidnapped and one beheaded in the chiefdom of Bwito when unidentified armed men demanding US$3,000 for their release. [27] 26 January Mogóró cell, Nord-Ubangi Province: 0 6 Anti-balaka rebels from the Central African Republic crossed over into the DRC and kidnapped six fishermen along the Ubangi river. [28] 5 February
The 2023 Goma massacre occurred on August 27, 2023, when a protest erupted in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, against the presence of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) forces across the country. MONUSCO was accused of failing to prevent the violence by militant groups ...
20 December – 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election: Voters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo elect the President, members of the National Assembly, provincial assemblies, and commune councils. 26 December – Twenty-two people are killed by floods in Kasaï-Central. Several houses and structures are damaged, with a ...
9 October – The Democratic Republic of the Congo is elected to a seat at the United Nations Human Rights Council for a three-year term beginning in 2025. [ 49 ] 14 October – The government cancels auctions for exploring 27 sites across the country believed to contain about 22 billion barrels of oil, citing lack of bidders and late ...
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of the Congo. 4 January – Severe flooding is reported in the north of the country. [2] 20 November – 2023 Brazzaville Stampede: Thirty-seven people are killed and several others are injured in a stampede at a stadium in Brazzaville, during a military recruitment event. [3]
13 March - The Ministry of Health announces the arrival of mpox in the country, with 43 cases reported in nine out of 12 departments. [2]19 May - Several people are injured after a shell fired from neighboring Kinshasa during the 2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup attempt flies across the Congo River and lands on a neighborhood of Brazzaville.
Pages in category "2023 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Over the course of more than a year, the M23 militias have escalated their attacks in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The M23, a primarily Tutsi rebellion that was defeated in 2013 , resumed their armed struggle at the end of 2021, citing the Congolese government 's failure to protect their interests, which include ...