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The following lists events that happened during 2016 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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March

20 March – The presidential and legislative is postponed
26 March – Voting is held for the gubernatorial elections in 20 out of 21 reformed provinces of the DRC.

April

24 April - Darryl Lewis, an American citizen and a US military veteran, is arrested at a rally for Moïse Katumbi in Lubumbashi. He was held for six weeks accused of being a mercenary, and released after diplomatic intervention.

July

10 July - Violence breaks out again between Bantu and Pygmies
29 July -Lewis files suit against Congolese Justice Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba and Kalev Mutond, head of the Agence Nationale de Renseignements (ANR), the secret services, under the Torture Victim Protection Act.

August

16 August - Beni massacre
18 August - Protests about Beni massacre.

October

18 October - 20 people are killed in Tanganyika Province after clashes between Pygmy and Bantu militias.

November

27 November - 30 civilians, mostly Hutus, are killed by an ethnic Nande militia in the east of the country.

December

5 December - 31 people are killed in clashes between government and militia forces in Kasai Province.

References

^ Elsa Buchanan (2 August 2016). "DRC: US veteran Darryl Lewis accused of being 'mercenary' sues Congolese officials for 'torture': DRC regime accused Katumbi of hiring 600 US mercenaries in plot to destabilise President Kabila". IBTimes UK.
Habibou Bangré. "RDC : la violence reprend entre Bantous et Pygmées". Le Monde Afrique (in French). Kinshasa.
"DR Congo: 20 dead in 3 days of ethnic clashes in Katanga". 18 October 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
"East Congo militia kills 30 civilians, most from rival ethnic group". Reuters. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
"Clashes between Congo tribal militia, government kill 31". Reuters. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

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