source: Radio Okapi; La Libre Afrique; Reuters; AFP
actor1: Military Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
actor2: N/A
location: Lubumbashi
notes: On 18 June, near Lubumbashi, a battalion of DRC Military Forces sized 600-800 has been sent to seize major illicit cobalt and copper mines. South African Resource Observatory has condemned the deployment due to increasing risk of destabilizing situation in the area.