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Western DR Congo Clashes
The clashes in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo are a series of attacks by Mobondo militia on armed forces (FARDC) and Teke civilians which started in June 2022. The conflict has an ethnic component, as the Mobondo is mainly recruited from Yaka and other ethnic groups that are migrating into territories traditionally inhabited by Teke. The fighting is taking place in the rural areas northeast of Kinshasa and in the surrounding provinces, including Kongo Central, Kwango, Kwilu, and Mai-Ndombe. The Catholic Church estimates that over 3,000 people have been killed and 550,400 were displaced due to the Mobondo conflict, mainly in the Kwamouth Territory of Mai-Ndombe Province and the Maluku rural commune of the province of Kinshasa. The military has stated that over 1,000 civilians were killed. Background The areas north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's capital of Kinshasa Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Republic Of The Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the List of African countries by area, second-largest country in Africa and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 112 million, the DR Congo is the most populous nominally List of countries and territories where French is an official language, Francophone country in the world. Belgian French, French is the official and most widely spoken language, though there are Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, over 200 indigenous languages. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the economic center. The country is bordered by the Republic of the Congo, the Cabinda Province, Cabinda exclave of Angola, and the South Atlantic Ocean to the west; the Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |