source: Kivu Security Tracker
actor1: Mayi Mayi Militia (Kashumba)
actor2: Twirwaneho Ethnic Militia (Democratic Republic of Congo)
location: Gongwa
notes: On 26 January 2021, a coalition of Mayi-Mayi Kashumba, Makanaki, Rene and Biloze Bishambuke attacked Twiganeho and Makanika fighters in the village of Gongwa (Mwenga, Sud-Kivu) and other adjacent villages. 18 Twiganeho fighters were killed in the attack. The Mayi-Mayi coalition drove off the Twiganeho/Makanika and set houses on fire. The clash is related to cycles of reprisals over land, ethnic conflicts, and cattle-looting. Fatalities coded across 2 events.