2020 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Decades:	2000s; 2010s; 2020s;
See also:	Other events of 2020; History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Events in the year 2020 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Incumbents

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]

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]
25 June –
- Emeka Mamale, footballer (b. 1977).[12]
- Kilasu Massamba, footballer (b. 1950).[13]
29 October – Sindika Dokolo, 48, art collector and businessman.[14]
1 December – Jean-Pierre Lola Kisanga, 51, politician.[15]

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Years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Belgian Congo	Pre-1900s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
Republic of Congo	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Zaire	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
DR Congo	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2020 in Africa
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara