2021 in the Republic of the Congo

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Events in the year 2021 in the Republic of the Congo.

See also: 2021 in Middle Africa

Incumbents

• President: Denis Sassou Nguesso
• Prime Minister: Anatole Collinet Makosso
• Cabinet: Anatole Collinet Makosso's government

Events

Further information: Public holidays in the Republic of the Congo

COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of the Congo

• 1 January – Six militia members are killed during clashes between the Nduma Defense of Congo-Renovated and Mai-Mai Kabido in Bukumbirwa.[1]
• 4 January – Twenty-two people are killed during an Allied Democratic Forces mass stabbing at a village in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
• 10 January – At least six park rangers in the Virunga National Park in Rutshuru, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, are killed in an ambush. A Mai-Mai militia is suspected to have committed the attack.[3]
• 12 January – A barge travelling from Kisangani to the town of Basoko in Tshopo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, sinks in the Congo River. Local authorities report that at least six people were killed and 19 others are missing.[4]
• 7 February – The health ministry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announces a "resurgence" of the Ebola virus in the country's eastern side, after it was reported that a woman there died from the disease four days prior. The announcement comes three months after the World Health Organization declared an end to the Kivu Ebola outbreak in the country's Équateur province.[5]
• 11 February – The Democratic Republic of Congo reports its second death of the Ebola virus outbreak in North Kivu province.[6]
• 14 February – Militants of the Islamic State's Central Africa Province raid the town of Ndalya in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 11 civilians and three members of the armed forces.[7]
• 15 February –
  • 2021 Congo River disaster: A passenger barge crashes and capsizes on the Congo River in Mai-Ndombe Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 60 people, while 240 others are reported missing. At least 300 people have been rescued from the river.[8]
  • An Ebola vaccination campaign begins in the city of Butembo, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Health workers are the first to be vaccinated.[9]

• 23 February – Suspected ADF militants kill 13 people during two attacks in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[10]
• 25 February – Seven civilians are killed by CODECO militiamen in Banyari Kilo sector, Djugu Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[11]
• 26 February –
  • Six gunmen open fire on a World Food Programme convoy in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio, a carabiniere and their driver.[12]
  • An NGO vice-president met with 70 members of the Twa and Bantu in Nyunzu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, to ensure lasting peace in the Nyunzu Territory.[13]
  • The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) kill three civilians in an ambush on the Beni-Kasindi road. Congolese and MONUSCO troops positioned nearby then clashed with the ADF, forcing them to retreat.[14]
• 28 February – Ten civilians are killed, of whom eight have been decapitated and two shot, in two ADF overnight attacks in Boyo and Kainama, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[15]
• 21 March – 2021 Republic of the Congo presidential election.[16] Provisional results show that President Denis Sassou Nguesso was re-elected with more than 88% of the vote. However, Mathias Dzon, who came in third, alleged vote-rigging and called for annulation of the results. The party of Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas, who died hours after the polls closed, alleged fraud based on vote tally sheets at three polling stations.[17]
• 15 May – Anatole Collinet Makosso's government is established.

Culture

See also: 2021 in African music

See also

• African Continental Free Trade Area
• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa

Deaths

• 10 January – Christopher Maboulou, footballer (born 1990).[18]
• 12 February – Bernard Nsayi, 78, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Nkayi (1990–2001).[19]
• 22 March – Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas, 61, politician, deputy (since 2007); COVID-19.[20]

References

1. "Nouvel an au Nord-Kivu : 6 miliciens morts dans des combats entre deux factions rebelles". Radio Okapi (in French). 2021-01-03. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
2. "At least 22 civilians killed in rebel attack in eastern DRC". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
3. Presse, AFP-Agence France. "At Least Six DR Congo Park Rangers Killed In Attack". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
4. AFP (2021-01-12). "Six dead, 19 missing in Congo River barge sinking". Brecorder. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
5. "DR Congo announces 'resurgence' of Ebola". France 24. 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
6. Diaz, Jaclyn (2021-02-11). "2nd Person Dies Of Ebola In Congo, Marking Virus's Return". NPR. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
7. AFP (2021-02-15). "DR Congo militia kills 11 civilians: army". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
8. "At least 60 killed after passenger barge crashes on Congo river". Reuters. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
9. "Ebola vaccination campaign begins in Democratic Republic of Congo". Reuters. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
10. "Over a dozen killed in latest attacks blamed on notorious militia". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
11. "Djugu : 7 personnes tuées par des miliciens de CODECO à Banyari Kilo". Radio Okapi (in French). 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
12. "Italian ambassador to DR Congo dies in attack on UN convoy". the Guardian. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
13. "Tanganyika: une ONG invite les jeunes de Nyunzu à s'engager pour la paix". Radio Okapi (in French). 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
14. "Beni : 3 civils tués dans une embuscade des ADF sur l'axe routier Beni- Kasindi". Radio Okapi (in French). 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
15. "Suspected ADF rebels kill villagers in eastern DRC: Army". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
16. Siegle, Joseph; Cook, Candace. "Taking Stock of Africa's 2021 Elections". africacenter.org. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
17. Holland, Hereward (March 24, 2021). "Congo Republic election candidates say vote marred by fraud". msn.com. Reuters. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
18. "Christopher Maboulou est décédé". footmercato.net (in French). 10 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
19. Congo – Religion : Monseigneur Bernard Nsayi s’en est alléhttps://lesechos-congobrazza.com (in French)
20. Congo-Brazzaville: Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas dies from Covid on poll day