source: Radio Okapi
actor1: CODECO: Cooperative for Development of Congo
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Mongbwalu
notes: Non-violent transfer of territory: On 28 January 2021, more than 100 heavily armed CODECO militiamen together with artisanal miners stormed into a mining site run by the company Mongwalu Gold Mining (MGM) in Mongbwalu town (Djugu, Ituri). The police and security forces guarding the site opened negotiations with these rebels to avoid clashes.