Death number caused by the
conflict
1997
In May 1997, UNHCR buried more than 6800 people.
According to HRC official in Goma. Since 1996, a large number of refugee and
Congolese civilians have been killed in North-Kivu. It was the Clean Ups of
ADFL soldiers of Kinyarwanda speaking.
1998
In the article of Africa-confidential of January 22.
99, the article reported a massacre of 500-600 civilians in Kasika in September
98, According to the Caritas (Roman catholic organization) the author of this
massacre are the rebels. Red cross and Caritas are the only NGO stayed in the
region of Shabunda, a area controlled
by the rebels. In this area, 250 km west of Bukvu, cholera was killing 50
people a day during that period.
An other article of Africa-confidential, in Uvira, a rebel held area,
near lack Tanganyika, survivors from this region speak of “thousand” of death.
The RCD (Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie) speaks for “hundred”, many
people was decapitated.
According to BBC, Focus on Africa, in November 23 1998, Zimbabwean plans
boomed and sunken 6 boats which carried rebel troops and munitions on lack
Tanganyika, killed 600 rebel soldiers.
1999
Red Cross: May 20th 1999, had buried 20 dead body, due the
bombardement in Goma from Kinshasa.
According to MISNA, in the town of Makobola, in the south of Kivu region
fit 400 died. We do not know by which fraction?
MISNA, the agency reported 500 died in a village located in the
South-East of Ex-Zaire. In the article of Le Soire of January 7th
1999, according to the news paper, the father Giulio Albanese, responsible of
agency, it was one of the worst massacres in République démocratique du Congo: Ils ont été tués à la machette et par
balles. Cela a duré trois jours. Le massacre a été très long, très méticuleux,
très approfondi , a ajouté le religieux. Ils ont tué beaucoup, beaucoup d'enfants, de nombreuses femmes, de
nombreuses personnes âgées. De nombreux innocents. This atrocity took place
in December 30th, and in January the first, in three districts of Makobola,
in the South Kivu. However, the rebels leader denied their involvement,
Makobola according to Arthur Zahidi Ngoma, the vice-président of Rassemblement
congolais pour la démocratie (RCD, one political faction of rebellion), “D'après nos informations, recueillies auprès du gouverneur de Bukavu
(Sud-Kivu), ce bilan de 500 victimes civiles est impossible parce que Makobola
est un tout petit village qui ne compte pas autant d'habitants. Il y aurait eu un affrontement à la fin du
mois de décembre entre 400 rebelles burundais du FDD (rébellion hutue) et nos
troupes dans cette région. La plupart de ces rebelles ont été tués, d'autres
ont fui.” the village itself is very small and do not contain these numbers
of inhabitant, however, during the end of December, the RCD fought against
Burundians rebels of 4oo, most of these rebels were killed and other had
flee.
And MISNA reported: in august 98, discovered 200, both massacred by
rebels. Yet, after the investigation, reported by AP and AFP, it was a confrontation
between a group of RDC and militias of Mai-Mai. And the maximum death would be
40 persons.
MISNA: october 21, 1999, discovery of 61 civilians’ body near the village
of Kashambi, border with Burundi.
The source and affirmation of MISNA could be questioned,
because in the article of Le Soire: after a certain declaration from the middle
of ecclesiastical Congolese, these information could be a machination, for the
purpose of religious order.