Haut-Katanga: Maï-Maï incursion sets houses ablaze in Mitwaba
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mediacongo
Suspected Maï-Maï gunmen set several houses ablaze and injured residents of Mukana village, in Mitwaba territory, more than 300 kilometres from Lubumbashi, in Haut-Katanga, during an incursion on Thursday 12 November. The territory administrator, Dally Mwape, confirmed the damage while awaiting investigations into the attackers’ identity, according to Yabisonews.cd cited by Mediacongo.
Mitwaba territory administrator Dally Mwape confirmed on Friday 13 November that several houses had been set ablaze and residents injured during violence the previous day in Mukana village, Haut-Katanga. He nevertheless urged caution over attributing the incursion to the Maï-Maï, as investigations are under way, according to a statement reported by Yabisonews.cd.
The violence led to population departures in several neighbouring localities. Residents of Mukana, Kalenge, Muvule and Mumbolo fled for fear of further attacks, according to local authorities.
Local civil society and the National Peasant League for Human Rights are calling on Haut-Katanga provincial authorities to strengthen security in Mitwaba to protect civilians and allow displaced people to return.
