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.
Events
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
- ↑ "At least 50 killed in Congo train crash: sources". April 23, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Women And Children Killed In DRC Massacre". June 7, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ↑ "U.N. Deploys Troops in Congo After Killings". June 8, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ↑ "DR Congo confirms first cases of Ebola: official". August 25, 2014. Archived from the original on August 28, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Rebels kill more than 20 people in east Congo village". October 18, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Up to 80 people killed by suspected Ugandan rebels in Congo: group". November 21, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Ugandan rebels wielding machetes kill 36 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo". December 8, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Naufrage du bateau M/V Mutambala sur le lac Tanganyika : 26 morts". December 12, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ↑ "DR Congo: Many dead after ferry sinks on Lake Tanganyika". December 14, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
