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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Three INGO aid workers kidnapped in Masisi
07 January 2022: On the Goma-Kitchanga road, Masisi territory, three INGO aid workers were reportedly kidnapped by armed perpetrators. Source: AWSD1 Return to DRC home page more
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SHCC DRC
Health facilities were damaged and destroyed, and health workers were killed and injured.
DRC March 2021
INSIGHT: Disinformation targeting the United Nations (UN) presence in the DRC March 2021
Claims of possible arms sales ties with armed groups and natural resources exploitation.
DRC March 2021
12th Ebola Outbreak in N Kivu
INSIGHT: Social media reactions to Ebola-related news stories suggests the examples featured in this report are far from being isolated occurrences: distrust and suspicion regarding the intentions of the Ebola response remain widespread in north-eastern DRC.
Lessons from the 10th Ebola outbreak in the DRC, 2018-2020
Attacks on Health Care During the 10th Ebola response in the DRC
DRC
Data period: January-October 2020
DRC November 2020
Équateur Province
INSIGHT: Assessing risk for health workers operating in Équateur Province
Health Care
In 2020, health workers, hospitals and health clinics were targeted and attacked in North and South Kivu and Ituri provinces, all of which are plagued by protracted conflicts. Ebola operations in these provinces were affected by violence, but not to the same extent as in 2019 during the height of the outbreak.
Perpetrators were frequently non-state armed groups including Mai-Mai militias, the Allied Democratic Forces and local vigilante groups. Data
Our Global Interactive Map on Threats and Violence against Health Care provides access to continuously updated information on violence against health care in conflict and related to COVID-19.
Education
In 2020, students and teachers were detained and injured by police officers during demonstrations against raising tuition fees, the closure of schools due to COVID-19 and unpaid wages.
Various militia groups stormed and attacked schools, kidnapping and attacking students and teachers.
Some students were also raped during these attacks in school premises. Teachers were at risk of being kidnapped and killed, whilst students were also at risk of being kidnapped and killed during more general attacks on civilians. Data
Sexual Violence
Sexual violence in the DRC is widespread, particularly in rural communities. Perpetrators of sexual violence include unidentified armed group, various mai-mai militia groups, FARDC soldiers and South Sudanese military forces.
Following the 10th Ebola outbreak in the Eastern part of DRC, reports of widespread sexual exploitation, harassment and abuse came to light. Insecurity Insight’s analysis report highlights some of the key learnings on reporting sexual violence, exploitation and abuse from the 10th Ebola Response in the DRC. We are developing and working with local organisations in the DRC to strengthen reporting and monitoring of incidents of sexual violence.
Social Media Monitoring
Insecurity Insight monitors and examines social media to identify when it is used to spread false information and incite violence against aid providers. In the DRC, social media was used during the 10th Ebola outbreak to spread doubt about the intentions of the health responders and at times to incite violence against the Ebola programme as well as the wider aid sector.