ConflictBarometer_2016

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
killing three people. However, throughout September, twelve
civilians were killed in Beni. On September 24, a mass panic
broke out due to rumors of an ADF incursion in Beni, leaving
17 people dead. At least 20 civilians were killed during attacks
on villages in October and November by alleged ADF
fighters. On December 24, at least nine people were killed in
Mapiki village. One day later, twelve civilians were killed in
the surrounding villages of Eringeti.
Furthermore, alleged ADF fighters attacked civilians in Irumu
Territory, Ituri Province. On May 6, the group killed at least
nine people during raids on the villages Biane and Ndalia,
leading to more than 2,000 people fleeing the area. On May
14, alleged ADF rebels killed seven civilians during an attack
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DR CONGO (BANTU – BATWA)
Intensity: 4 | Change: | Start: 2013
Conflict parties:
Conflict items:
Batwa vs. Bantu vs. government
subnational predominance
The conflict over subnational predominance in the Provinces
of Tanganyika and Haut-Lomami between militias of the ethnic
groups Bantu and Batwa as well as between Batwa and
the government, supported by MONUSCO, continued as a
limited war. Notably, Batwa and Bantu militias also attacked
MONUSCO, UNHCR, as well as World Food Program personnel.
On November 15, ten Bantu militia members armed with
machetes threatened MONUSCO military observers during a
patrol close to Kalemie city, Tanganyika. They accused the
observers of supporting Batwa militia groups and tried to extort
money. The same month, Bantu militiamen attacked a
UNHCR convoy and MONUSCO forces with arrows in Nyemba,
Tanganyika leaving two MONUSCO soldiers wounded and one
vehicle damaged. On December 16, Batwa militia members
ambushed two World Food Program vehicles on the road from
Kalemie city to Manono city.
The conflict escalated in July and throughout the second half
of the year, at least 57 people were killed, 178 injured and
more than 118,000 internally displaced. Violence concentrated
on Tanganyika, with only one attack occurring in Haut-
Lomami. Batwa and Bantu militia members were arrested and
faced trial in Haut-Katanga during the year. In early February,
around 380 Bantu families fled to Kyambi, Mbayo and Kintentu
villages, Manono, Tanganyika, after Batwa militia leader
Nyumba Isha had threatened to attack villages in the area.
Fighting between a Batwa militia and the Congolese army
(FARDC) started on July 12, which led to the displacement of
6,000 people between Nyunzu and Kiambi. Between July 27
and August 2, the Batwa militia group led by Nyumba Isha
burned down 140 Bantu homes in Nyunzu. On September
1, alleged Batwa militias attacked and took control over the
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villages Lwizi and Nyunzu. Four days later, about 20 Bantu
villages between Nyunzu and Mukebo were targeted. Six
Bantus were injured by poisoned arrows. In response, Bantu
militias reportedly killed four Batwas with machetes in the
same area. Attacks on villages continued the following week.
Between 12 and 50 people were reportedly killed and more
than 15 injured between September 5and 14. The attacks
displaced more than 25,000 people in Nyunzu and Kongolo.
Following the incidents, MONUSCO deployed troops to the region
on September 7. Nevertheless, clashes between Bantu
and Batwa on September 15 left two people dead and five
heavily injured in Tchanga-Tchanga, Nyunzu. After fleeing
Nyunzu, 349 families arrived in Kalemie on October 7. Between
October 15 and 18, at least 16 people were killed in
clashes between Bantu and Batwa in Kabalo. On October 17,
several houses and a refugee camp in Kabalo city were set
on fire. Violence in Kabalo further escalated and spread to
neighboring Manono between October 24 and 31. At least
1,400 houses were burned down in Kabalo and three civilians
were killed in Kizika, Manono. The fighting in Kabalo led to
the displacement of more than 23,000 people. On November
3, the government deployed 500 policemen and soldiers
to Kabalo, Nyunzu and Manono to prevent further violence.
The same month, Mamadou Diallo, Special Deputy Representative
of the UN Secretary General to the DRC, announced
that more than 75,000 people in Nyunzu were affected by
the conflict between Batwa and Bantu. Despite increased
MONUSCO and FARDC presence and the announcement of
the creation of a reconciliation forum by the Minister for Interior
of Tanganyika province, Dieudonné Kamona, fighting and
attacks on villages continued until the end of the year. Between
November 19 and 22, at least 21 people were killed in
attacks by Batwa militia groups on the villages Kisala, Manono
and Miswaki. On December 16, Batwa militia members killed
a woman during an attack on Mukuna village. Batwa militia
members launched a major attack on Manono city on December
20, killing at least six people and injuring 150 people
with arrows. On December 26, Bantu militia members killed
a woman in Kanunka village, Malemba Nkulu, Haut-Lomami.
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DR CONGO (EX-M23)
Intensity: 3 | Change: | Start: 2004
Conflict parties:
Conflict items:
ex-M23 vs. Government
subnational predominance
The Conflict over subnational predominance in North Kivu
province between members of the demobilized armed group
M23 and the government continued as a violent crisis. M23,
mainly consisting of ethnic Tutsis, had been formed in 2012
by a group of deserters from the Armed Forces of the of DR
Congo (FARDC). In November 2012, M23 had seized North
Kivu's capital Goma and had gained control of parts of Rutshuru
Territory. The group had been defeated by FARDC and
MONUSCO forces in 2013.
As last year, violent incidents were limited to reintegration
camps for former militia members. On February 26, former
M23 leader Seraphin Mirindi was arrested by Rwandan au-