2020 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo explained

Events in the year 2020 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Incumbents

• • President: Félix Tshisekedi Prime Minister: Sylvestre Ilunga

Events

• Ongoing since 2018 – Kivu Ebola epidemic
• Ongoing since 2019 – 2019–2020 measles outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• 10 March – First confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• March to May – Flooding in South Kivu Province led to the death of 44 people, 200 were injured, while 64,000 were made homeless.^[1]
• 24 May - 20 September – A series of massacres took place, carried out mostly by Islamist rebel group Allied Democratic Forces.
• 12 September – At least 50 people were killed in when landslides collapse three artisanal gold mines near Kamituga, South Kivu. Collapses killed 18 earlier this year in Maniema and Katanga.^[2]
• 20 October - Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) reportedly orchestrated a prison escape from the Kangbayi prison in Beni.^[3]
• 31 December – ADF rebels kill and in many cases behead 25 people in Tingwe, Beni.^[4]

Deaths

• 13 January – André Lufwa, sculptor (b. 1925).^[5]
• 28 January – Léon Mokuna, football player and manager (b. 1928).^[6]
• 15 April – Gérard Mulumba Kalemba, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Mweka (b. 1937).^[7]
• 23 April – Jacques Kazadi, economist, professor, and politician (b. 1936).^[8]
• 28 May – Celine Fariala Mangaza, disability advocate (b. 1967).^[9]
• 2 June – Lugi Gizenga, politician (1965 births).^[10]
• 14 June – Pierre Lumbi, politician (b. 1950).^[11]
• 21 June – John Bompengo, 52, journalist (Associated Press); COVID-19^[12]
• 25 June
  • Emeka Mamale, footballer (b. 1977).^[13]
  • Kilasu Massamba, footballer (b. 1950).^[14]
• 29 October – Sindika Dokolo, 48, art collector and businessman.^[15]
• 1 December – Jean-Pierre Lola Kisanga, 51, politician.^[16]

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• 2020 in Middle Africa

Notes and References

1. News: DR Congo – Hundreds Homeless After Kasai River Floods in Mai-Ndombe Province. 20 May 2020. floodlist.com.
2. News: KAMALE. JEAN-YVES. 12 September 2020. More than 50 killed at collapsed gold mine in eastern Congo. AP NEWS. September 12, 2020.
3. News: DR Congo jail break: 'Islamist ADF rebels' free 1,300 inmates . . October 20, 2020.
4. News: At least 25 killed by rebels in eastern Congo; some beheaded . January 1, 2021 . AP NEWS . 1 January 2021.
5. https://www.radiookapi.net/2020/01/14/actualite/societe/rdc-le-sculpteur-andre-lufwa-est-decede-lage-de-97-ans RDC : le sculpteur André Lufwa est décédé à l’âge de 97 ans
6. https://www.sport.be/fr/jupilerproleague/nieuws/article.html?Article_ID=879309 Léon Mokuna s'est étaint à l'âge de 91 ans
7. http://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20200415-rdc-loncle-pr%C3%A9sident-tshisekedi-g%C3%A9rard-mulumba-kalemba-d%C3%A9c%C3%A8-coronavirus RDC: l’oncle du président Tshisekedi, Gérard Mulumba Kalemba, meurt du coronavirus
8. https://magazinedelafrique.com/in-memoriam/jacques-kazadi-nduba-wa-dile-par-dr-godwin-r-murunga/ Jacques Kazadi Nduba wa Dile, par Dr. Godwin R. Murunga
9. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/obituaries/mama-leki-dead-coronavirus.html Celine Fariala Mangaza, Congolese Heroine of Disabled People, Dies at 52
10. https://congoprofond.net/mort-de-lugi-gizenga-quel-avenir-politique-pour-le-palu/ Mort de Lugi Gizenga : quel avenir politique pour le Palu ?
11. https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/top-congolese-opposition-member-dies-covid-19 Top Congolese Opposition Member Dies of COVID-19
12. Web site: Africa's top virus deaths: Cameroon women's football medic dies . Africanews . February 27, 2021 . en . 13 July 2020.
13. https://actualite.cd/2020/06/25/rdc-deces-demeka-mamale RDC: décès d’Emeka Mamale
14. https://actualite.cd/2020/06/25/rdc-champion-dafrique-1974-et-mondialiste-la-meme-annee-victor-kilasu-massamba-est RDC : Champion d'Afrique 1974 et mondialiste la même année, Victor Kilasu Massamba est décédé ce jeudi à Kinshasa
15. https://ab-tc.com/sindika-dokolo-husband-of-africas-richest-woman-isabel-dos-santos-is-dead/ Sindika Dokolo, husband of Africa’s richest woman, Isabel Dos Santos is dead
16. https://www.radiookapi.net/2020/12/01/actualite/politique/rdc-le-senateur-lola-kisanga-est-decede RDC : le sénateur Lola Kisanga est décédé