2020 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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]

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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]

Incumbents