Kamwina Nsapu rebellion
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The Kamwina Nsapu rebellion, also spelled Kamuina Nsapu rebellion,[14] was an uprising that took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 2016 and 2019. It was instigated by the Kamwina Nsapu militia against state security forces [15] in the provinces of Kasaï-Central, Kasaï, Kasaï-Oriental, Lomami and Sankuru.[16][12] The fighting began after the militia, led by Kamwina Nsapu, attacked security forces in August 2016.
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Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo affected by the rebellion at its peak (dark red). | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kamwina Nsapu rebels[1]
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DR Congo | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jean-Pierre Mpandi "Kamwina Nsapu" †[6] No central leader since August 2016[6] |
Joseph Kabila (until Jan. 2019) Félix Tshisekedi (from Jan. 2019) Gen. Dieudonné Banze Gen. Éric Ruhorimbere[7] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Unclear |
Congolese security forces | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
10,000+[10] | Thousands[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Thousands killed, captured, and surrendered | Hundreds killed and wounded | ||||||
Killed in total: c. 5,000 (UN estimate by August 2018);[5] 3,300+ (Catholic Church estimate by June 2017)[11][9] Displaced: 1.09 million internally,[12] 35,000 to Angola[13] |
There was an ethnic aspect to the conflict:[14] the rebels were mostly Luba[15] and had selectively killed non-Luba.[17]