Germain Kennedy Mumbere Muliwavyo
Year: 2014
Nationality: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Killed by: Political Group
Location: Oïcha, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Press organization: Radio Télévision Muungano
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Muliwavyo, 28,died of gunshot wounds he sustained after the Congolese military vehicle he wasriding was ambushed in North Kivu by the Allied Democratic Forces, a Ugandan rebelgroup operating in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to news reports. Muliwavyo, areporter of the Radio Télévision Muungano station based in the town ofOïcha, was headed to report on the village of Kamango, which the Congolesenational armed forces had retaken from Ugandan rebels the day before,according to Congolese press freedom group Journaliste En Danger (JED). Congolese troops have moved to drive outUgandan rebels from their hideouts in the eastern part of the country since mid-January2014, according to news reports.
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