War on Christians in Democratic Republic of CongoMay 2, 2023 — Linda Burkle, PhD Fifteen years ago, I visited the DRC as one of a three-person contingency of U.S. officials representing an international religious organization. We had a twofold mission: encourage...
Church Bombing Kills 17 in the CongoJanuary 17, 2023 — 1/17/2023 Democratic Republic of Congo (International Christian Concern)—Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels detonated a homemade IED, killing at least 17 and injuring dozens more at a church in Kasindi,...
Jihadists Kill 52 Civilians in Northeastern DRC March 19, 2022 — 03/19/2022 DRC (International Christian Concern) – Between Sunday, March 13, and Monday, March 14, armed insurgents killed 52 people in attacks on the Irumu province in the northeast of the...
Jihadists Kill 52 Civilians in Northeastern DRC March 19, 2022 — 03/19/2022 DRC (International Christian Concern) – Between Sunday, March 13, and Monday, March 14, armed insurgents killed 52 people in attacks on the Irumu province in the northeast of the...
Teenage Mother Tells Story of Loss and Survival in the CongoMarch 15, 2022 — 03/15/2022 Congo (International Christian Concern) – On September 23rd, 2021, Kavira Kitaki Elsie and her husband were kidnapped by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group, who laid siege on...
Teenage Mother Tells Story of Loss and Survival in the CongoMarch 15, 2022 — 03/15/2022 Congo (International Christian Concern) – On September 23rd, 2021, Kavira Kitaki Elsie and her husband were kidnapped by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group, who laid siege on...
20 Civilians Killed in Congo Rebel AttackMarch 1, 2022 — 03/01/2022 Congo (International Christian Concern) – Twenty people were killed in an attack suspected to have been perpetrated by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group on Sunday evening. The...
20 Civilians Killed in Congo Rebel AttackMarch 1, 2022 — 03/01/2022 Congo (International Christian Concern) – Twenty people were killed in an attack suspected to have been perpetrated by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group on Sunday evening. The...
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Congo Suicide BombingJanuary 11, 2022 — 01/11/2022 DRC (International Christian Concern) – Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the Christmas Day suicide bombing that killed at least five people in the DRC. According to Reuters, the...
Girl Escapes Torturous Captivity, Pursues Medical DegreeJanuary 5, 2022 — 01/05/2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo (International Christian Concern) – For nineteen-year-old Kahindo Kambuthye, the events of October 4th, 2021 will remain etched in her memory forever. The day started out...
Christian Survivors Tell of Terror in the CongoJanuary 4, 2022 — “In the morning, we found my husband’s lifeless body.” Masika Savitha lost her husband, Reverend Bernard Kalume, in October 2021 when the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) laid siege to her...
Jihadists Kill 11 in Congo Shopping Mall AttackSeptember 26, 2021 — 09/26/2021 DRC (International Christian Concern) – According to The Independent, at least 11 people were killed on Thursday night by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), in an attack on a shopping mall...
30 Massacred by Congo Terror GroupSeptember 8, 2021 — 09/08/2021 DRC (International Christian Concern) – The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorist group is suspected to be behind the massacre of least 30 people this weekend in the DRC, reports Aljazeera News. "One...
Series of Jihadist Attacks Displace 20,000 in DR CongoJuly 22, 2021 — In a July 16 press briefing in Geneva, UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch stated that 20,000 people have recently been displaced in DRC’s North Kivu province, due to attacks from a Jihadists...
Terrorist Group Massacres 50 in DRCMay 31, 2021 — 05/31/2021 DRC (International Christian Concern) – Local officials report that at least 50 people were killed by the suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) over the weekend in the villages of Boga...
Suspected ADF Rebels Massacre 23 in DRC April 1, 2021 — 04/01/2021 DRC (International Christian Concern) – The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) is suspected to be behind the massacre of 23 people Tuesday night in eastern DRC’s Beni Region. The UN Security Council...
