2016 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The following lists events that happened during 2016 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Incumbents

• President: Joseph Kabila
• Prime Minister: Augustin Matata Ponyo, Samy Badibanga

Events

March

• 20 March – The presidential and legislative is postponed
• 26 March – Voting is held for the gubernatorial elections in 20 out of 21 reformed provinces of the DRC.

April

• 24 April - Darryl Lewis, an American citizen and a US military veteran, is arrested at a rally for Moïse Katumbi in Lubumbashi. He was held for six weeks accused of being a mercenary, and released after diplomatic intervention.^[1]

July

• 10 July - Violence breaks out again between Bantu and Pygmies^[2]
• 29 July -Lewis files suit against Congolese Justice Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba and Kalev Mutond, head of the Agence Nationale de Renseignements (ANR), the secret services, under the Torture Victim Protection Act.^[1]

August

• 16 August - Beni massacre
• 18 August - Protests about Beni massacre.

October

• 18 October - 20 people are killed in Tanganyika Province after clashes between Pygmy and Bantu militias.^[3]

November

• 27 November - 30 civilians, mostly Hutus, are killed by an ethnic Nande militia in the east of the country.^[4]

December

• 5 December - 31 people are killed in clashes between government and militia forces in Kasai Province.^[5]

References

1. Elsa Buchanan (2 August 2016). "DRC: US veteran Darryl Lewis accused of being 'mercenary' sues Congolese officials for 'torture': DRC regime accused Katumbi of hiring 600 US mercenaries in plot to destabilise President Kabila". IBTimes UK.
2. Habibou Bangré. "RDC : la violence reprend entre Bantous et Pygmées". Le Monde Afrique (in French). Kinshasa.
3. "DR Congo: 20 dead in 3 days of ethnic clashes in Katanga". 18 October 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
4. "East Congo militia kills 30 civilians, most from rival ethnic group". Reuters. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
5. "Clashes between Congo tribal militia, government kill 31". Reuters. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.