Humanitarian workers in Katanga
province in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo have said over
60 villages were razed down in the province in the last five months.
They said that the villages were razed down by the Bakata Katanga militia group in Mitwaba, Manono and Pweto localities, commonly referred to as the “death triangle”.
They added that up to 28 villages were razed down in Mitwaba, 22 villages in Pweto and 17 villages in Manono.
According to humanitarian workers, the attacks caused displacement of 500,000 people from the region.
A report says that Bakata Katanga burnt the villages to punish the local people who rallied behind DR Congo’s government forces during fighting last November.
“The Bakata Katanga militia are burning entire villages, including schools, health centers and churches, sometimes without taking away anything or killing anyone,” a civil society source told Xinhua in Lubumbashi, Katanga provincial headquarters.
The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a statement that it was difficult to put in place an adequate assistance plan, since people’s movement had become a daily affair.
“Bakata Katanga is a group composed of militias mainly from Katanga province, fighting for the independence of their province.
“The group claims that Katanga has been contributing the highest amount of revenue that sustains other Congolese provinces,” it stated.
They said that the villages were razed down by the Bakata Katanga militia group in Mitwaba, Manono and Pweto localities, commonly referred to as the “death triangle”.
They added that up to 28 villages were razed down in Mitwaba, 22 villages in Pweto and 17 villages in Manono.
According to humanitarian workers, the attacks caused displacement of 500,000 people from the region.
A report says that Bakata Katanga burnt the villages to punish the local people who rallied behind DR Congo’s government forces during fighting last November.
“The Bakata Katanga militia are burning entire villages, including schools, health centers and churches, sometimes without taking away anything or killing anyone,” a civil society source told Xinhua in Lubumbashi, Katanga provincial headquarters.
The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a statement that it was difficult to put in place an adequate assistance plan, since people’s movement had become a daily affair.
“Bakata Katanga is a group composed of militias mainly from Katanga province, fighting for the independence of their province.
“The group claims that Katanga has been contributing the highest amount of revenue that sustains other Congolese provinces,” it stated.
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