2021 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Events in the year 2021 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Incumbents

Events

Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Allied Democratic Forces insurgency

  • January 1 – Two soldiers and 14 Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels are killed in fighting in Loselose village, Beni. Twenty-five civilians were killed on December 31, 2020.[2]
  • January 4 – Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) kill 25 civilians in villages of Tingwe, Mwenda and Nzenga.[3][4]
  • January 6
    • China extends debt relief. Congo’s exports to China, mostly in copper (Cu) and cobalt (Co), surged 30% in 2020 compared with 2019.[5]
    • Two children and an adult woman drown when a boat carrying 100 passengers capsizes near Goma, North Kivu, in Lake Kivu.[6]
  • January 8 – President Tshisekedi pardons and releases twenty-two men, including Colonel Eddy Kapend, convicted for the 2001 assassination of former president Laurent-Desire Kabila.[7]
  • January 9 – Six rangers are killed by Mai-Mai fighters in Virunga National Park.[8]
  • January 15
  • January 17 – President Felix Tshisekedi pays tribute to Patrice Lumumba on the 60th anniversary of his assassination.[11]
  • January 22 – The National Assembly files a motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba.[12]
  • January 26 – Nine die and 19 are missing after a barge sinks on the Congo River in Tshopo.[13]
  • January 29 – Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga resigns.[1]

Scheduled events
See also: Public holidays in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sports
  • January 27 – FIFA announces on that Constant Omari failed an integrity and eligibility check and is barred from seeking reelection.[14]

Deaths

See also

References
  1. "DR Congo PM resigns, allowing president to name own premier". msn.com. AFP. January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. "DR Congo army says lost two soldiers, killed 14 ADF fighters". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. "Guterres 'shocked' at massacre of civilians in eastern DR Congo". UN News. 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  4. "At least 22 civilians killed in rebel attack in eastern DRC". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  5. "China extends debt relief to DR Congo amid COVID-19 crisis". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  6. "Three drown, dozens missing after boat sinks in DR Congo". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  7. "DRC releases 22 convicted in former President Kabila's murder". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  8. "Six DRC rangers killed in latest Virunga park attack". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  9. "Dozens killed, some decapitated, in suspected rebel attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo". msn.com. CNN. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  10. "11th hour: Trump admin eased sanctions on mining magnate Gertler". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. Reuters. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  11. "DRC honours Patrice Lumumba 60 years after his assassination". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  12. Holland, Hereward. "Congo lawmakers move to force out prime minister in victory for President". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  13. "Up to 25 feared drowned in Congo River barge sinking". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  14. "FIFA probes African soccer leader, bars him from election". AP NEWS. 27 January 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  15. Décès du chorégraphe congolais Dorine Mokha à 31 ans (in French)
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