Category: CODECO

Dozens Killed in Militia Attack in Eastern DR Congo

February 2, 2022
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BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo—Dozens were killed in a militia attack early on Wednesday at a displaced persons’ camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the head of a local humanitarian group and a camp resident. Both sources told Reuters that the CODECO militia was responsible for the killings at about 0200 GMT…

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Congo Militiamen Kill at Least 20 at Displaced Persons Camp

November 30, 2021
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BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo—Militiamen killed at least 20 people on Sunday in an attack on a displaced persons camp in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local chief, and a civil rights group said. They blamed the attack on the CODECO militia, which has killed hundreds of civilians in Congo’s Ituri Province and forced…

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