DR Congo's army dismantles rebels network in NE province

STORY: DR Congo's army dismantles rebels network in NE province DATELINE: March 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference by Athnony Mwalushayi, FARDC spokesman, in Beni 2. SOUNDBITE (French): ANTHONY MUALUSHAYI, FARDC spokesman 3. various of the press conference 4. various of street views in DR Congo STORYLINE: The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) said on Tuesday that it had dismantled a network of Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, who were responsible for several bomb attacks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s northeastern North Kivu province. At least 22 people, most of them identified as ADF members, have been arrested for their alleged participation in "insurrectionary movement and other crimes," said Anthony Mualushayi, spokesman for the FARDC in the Beni region of the province. SOUNDBITE (French): ANTHONY MUALUSHAYI, FARDC spokesman "There are 22 people, the collaborators of the ADF terr

At least 20 injured in bomb attack in DR Congo

STORY: At least 20 injured in bomb attack in DR Congo DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:04 LOCATION: KINSHASA CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of explosion site at a market in Beni, DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): MAGENDO SETH, An injured person 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): PIERRE VYAKUNO, Member of local civil society 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Swahili): KATEMBO TARCISE, Chief of Kalinda district of Beni STORYLINE: At least 20 people were injured late Wednesday during a bomb attack at a small market in the city of Beni of the North Kivu province in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an army spokesman told Xinhua. Captain Anthony Mwalushayi, spokesman for the Congolese army in the Beni region, said an improvised explosive device was placed in a bag containing cassava near a flour milling machine at the market. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): MAGENDO SETH, An injured person "A stranger arrived and dropped a bag behind the door, telling me he was going to come back to pick it up. A few minute

At least 10 killed in explosion in NE DR Congo

STORY: At least 10 killed in explosion in NE DR Congo DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: KASINDI, DR Congo CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the church 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): PRINCE MUNGUIKO, Pastor of the church 3. various of local residents and the injured 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): JUSTINE MUKERWA, Survivor 5. various of rescue team and armed forces 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): CONSTANT NDIMA, Governor of North Kivu Province 7. various of caskets STORYLINE: At least ten people were killed in an improvised explosive device attack on Sunday in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Anthony Mwalushayi, spokesman for the DRC Armed Forces in the region, said about 39 people were seriously injured when a bomb exploded at a local church in Kasindi of North Kivu Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): PRINCE MUNGUIKO, Pastor of the church "The bomb exploded when we were in the middle of worship just when the speaker started to preach. Ten minutes later, we saw a tragedy that ha