source: UNHCR; Twitter; Bunia Actualite
actor1: CODECO: Cooperative for Development of Congo
actor2: Military Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Nzebi
notes: On 16 February 2021, CODECO militiamen, in cooperation with the CODECO-FDBC and the CODECO-URDPC, clashed against elements of the FARDC in the mining quarry named D17 in the locality of Nzebi (Djugu, Ituri), following the killing of a CODECO officer by the military. 1 civilian died as a result of the clash in the neighborhood of Kilo-Moto. Subsequent reports suggest that the militiamen had invaded and exploited the said mining quarry, which belonged to the Mungwalu Gold Mining (MGM).