source: Kivu Times
actor1: Mayi Mayi Militia
actor2: Kigoma Communal Militia (Democratic Republic of Congo)
location: Kitoga
notes: On 10 February 2021, a Mayi Mayi militia group (faction not known) engaged in an armed clash against local defence forces (reportedly known as the 'Kigoma Group') at a market in Kitoga (Uvira, Sud-Kivu). According to reports, the militia group, who were travelling from Masango and in direction to Rubuga, stopped at the market with the attempt to impose a tax law on traders. The Mayi Mayi arrested a member of the local defence forces, stole his weapons, and looted goods. Fire shots were heard by the population, but no injuries and/or fatalities were reported.