Search
  1. Home
  2. Africa
  3. DRC

Massive pillaging underway, MISNA says

[Cote d'Ivoire] President Laurent Gbagbo in his study at the presidential residence in Abidjan. November 2004. IRIN
President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire
    ABIDJAN

    The missionary news service MISNA yesterday alleged that pillaging “ beyond biblical proportions” was taking place in rebel-held areas, with coffee, tea, gold and other precious minerals being removed from the country and taken to Bujumbura, Kigali and Kampala. Kinshasa-allied Chadian soldiers in the northern province of Equateur were also involved in looting, it said. Clashes took place between Chadian soldiers and Congolese government troops at Libenge on 5 March when the Congolese troops tried to prevent the Chadians from transporting stolen merchandise to N’djamena, MISNA said.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join