At least 10 civilians killed by ADF rebels in eastern DRC: local sources

STORY: At least 10 civilians killed by ADF rebels in eastern DRC: local sources SHOOTING TIME: April 4, 2024 DATELINE: April 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the attack scene in Beni, DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French) KAMBALE DESIRE, Local physician 3. various of the attack scene in Beni, DR Congo 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): MUHINDO TAFUTENI, President of local civil society 5. various of the attack scene in Beni, DR Congo STORYLINE: At least 10 civilians were killed in an attack Tuesday evening by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local sources reported Wednesday. According to local civil society, ADF rebels made an incursion into Mangodomu, a village located in the Beni territory of North Kivu province, which has been under military and police administration since 2021. SOUNDBITE 1 (French) KAMBALE DESIRE, Local physician "Five minutes after we went out, the rebels arrived. Almost all of the motor

Local community deplores deadly rebel attack against civilians in eastern DR Congo

STORY: Local community deplores deadly rebel attack against civilians in eastern DR Congo DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:40 LOCATION: BENI, DR Congo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of burned houses after the rebel attack in Mukondi village of Beni, DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): DEOGRACIAS BWANAMBAO, Chief of Mukondi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): KAMBALE KIGHULIKO, Survivor of the rebel attack 4. various of soldiers deployed in Beni, DR Congo 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): CHARLE OMEONGA, Military administrator of Beni STORYLINE: The local community in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is still mourning after a deadly rebel attack early Thursday by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels killed more than 40 people. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): DEOGRACIAS BWANAMBAO, Chief of Mukondi "People were killed silently during the night time. The rebels didn't use gunshots. They only used machetes, knives, and other weapons during the killing and burned the houses. They killed 32 people in our v

Hospital overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts in NE DR Congo

STORY: Hospital overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts in NE DR Congo DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:00 LOCATION: BENI, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST 1.various of the General Reference Hospital in Beni, DR Congo 2.SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): KAMBALE USHINDI, Patient 3.SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): JUSTIN PALUKU, Patient 3.SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FREDERICO SILVIO MARTOGLIO, Emergency manager of Red Cross in Beni 4.various of Beni, DR Congo STORYLINE: Challenges and deep concerns are growing in the General Reference Hospital in Beni, northeastern the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts carried out by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Injured civilians who have barely survived gunshots and machete wounds have been pouring into the General Reference Hospital. The majority of the patients, some with multiple bullet holes on their body, come from surrounding villages and towns in the Beni region, worst affected across the central Afr