April 23 – More than 60 people are killed and 80 are seriously injured in a
train crash in Katanga Province.[1]
June
June 7 – At least 37 people are killed in an attack in
South Kivu province.[2]
June 8 – The United Nations and Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo sends troops to South Kivu province after 37 people are killed there.[3]
August
August 24 – The Democratic Republic of Congo confirms two deaths from Ebola in the north of the country, the first cases reported from the current outbreak in West Africa.[4]
October
October 18 – Suspected Ugandan rebels kill more than 20 people near Beni in their second attack in 48 hours.[5]
November
November 20 – The Ugandan rebel group kills up to 80 people near Beni in North Kivu.[6]
December
December 7 – Ugandan rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces and National Army for the Liberation of Uganda kill 36 people in
North Kivu province.[7]
December 12 – The ferry MV Mutambala capsizes on
Lake Tanganyika, leaving at least 26 dead.[8]
December 14 – The death toll of a capsized ferry MV Mutambala on December 12 in Lake Tanganyika rises to 129 with authorities continuing to search for bodies or survivors.[9]
April 23 – More than 60 people are killed and 80 are seriously injured in a
train crash in Katanga Province.[1]
June
June 7 – At least 37 people are killed in an attack in
South Kivu province.[2]
June 8 – The United Nations and Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo sends troops to South Kivu province after 37 people are killed there.[3]
August
August 24 – The Democratic Republic of Congo confirms two deaths from Ebola in the north of the country, the first cases reported from the current outbreak in West Africa.[4]
October
October 18 – Suspected Ugandan rebels kill more than 20 people near Beni in their second attack in 48 hours.[5]
November
November 20 – The Ugandan rebel group kills up to 80 people near Beni in North Kivu.[6]
December
December 7 – Ugandan rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces and National Army for the Liberation of Uganda kill 36 people in
North Kivu province.[7]
December 12 – The ferry MV Mutambala capsizes on
Lake Tanganyika, leaving at least 26 dead.[8]
December 14 – The death toll of a capsized ferry MV Mutambala on December 12 in Lake Tanganyika rises to 129 with authorities continuing to search for bodies or survivors.[9]