Kasanga massacre
| Kasanga massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Kivu conflict and the ADF insurgency | |
Kasanga Kasanga (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Location of Kasanga within the North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Native name | Massacre de Kasanga |
| Location | Kasanga, Lubero Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Date | 12 February 2025 4:00 p.m. CAT (UTC+02:00) |
| Target | Christians |
Attack type | Mass murder, massacre, beheading |
| Deaths | 70 civilians |
| Perpetrator | |
The Kasanga massacre was an attack which occurred on 12 February 2025, when some sources reported that IS-aligned Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants (ADF-Baluku) entered the village of Mayba in Lubero Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and abducted at least 70 Christian civilians. The captives were said to have subsequently been taken to a Protestant church in Kasanga, North Kivu, where they were beheaded via machetes. Bodied supposedly associated with the massacre were discovered on 14 February 2025.
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) considered the reports of the massacre as "unverified" while Vatican News described the reports as "confirmed".