2014 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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April[]

  • April 23 - More than 60 people are killed and 80 are seriously injured in a train crash in Katanga Province.[1]

June[]

  • June 7 - At least 37 people are killed in an attack in South Kivu province.[2]
  • June 8 - The United Nations and Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo sends troops to South Kivu province after 37 people are killed there.[3]

August[]

  • August 24 - The Democratic Republic of Congo confirms two deaths from Ebola in the north of the country, the first cases reported from the current outbreak in West Africa.[4]

October[]

  • October 18 - Suspected Ugandan rebels kill more than 20 people near Beni in their second attack in 48 hours.[5]

November[]

  • November 20 - The Ugandan rebel group kills up to 80 people near Beni in North Kivu.[6]

December[]

  • December 7 - Ugandan rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces and National Army for the Liberation of Uganda kill 36 people in North Kivu province.[7]
  • December 12 - The ferry MV Mutambala capsizes on Lake Tanganyika, leaving at least 26 dead.[8]
  • December 14 - The death toll of a capsized ferry MV Mutambala on December 12 in Lake Tanganyika rises to 129 with authorities continuing to search for bodies or survivors.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "At least 50 killed in Congo train crash: sources". 23 April 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Women And Children Killed In DRC Massacre". 7 June 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. ^ "U.N. Deploys Troops in Congo After Killings". 8 June 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. ^ "DR Congo confirms first cases of Ebola: official". 25 August 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Rebels kill more than 20 people in east Congo village". 18 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Up to 80 people killed by suspected Ugandan rebels in Congo: group". 21 November 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Ugandan rebels wielding machetes kill 36 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo". 8 December 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Naufrage du bateau M/V Mutambala sur le lac Tanganyika : 26 morts". 12 December 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  9. ^ "DR Congo: Many dead after ferry sinks on Lake Tanganyika". 14 December 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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