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| An SALW team working with the FARDC (Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo) to prepare the transport of ammunition in Gemena |
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| Preparing a destruction pit for a bulk demolition in Dongo, Equateur Province |
A total of 3,400 weapons were destroyed by small arms and light weapons (SALW) teams in the Democratic Republic of Congo during February, as MAG’s weapons destruction project – funded by the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, US Department of State – continued at the Central Logistics Base in Kinshasa.
Additionally, operations in Gemena, Libenge, Zongo and Dongo – located in Nord Ubangi, 3rd Military Region, Equateur Province – led to the destruction of 4,047 items of ammunition. This team has been repatriated to Kinshasa for an upcoming deployment to the 1st Military Region (Bandundu).
Meanwhile, the Katanga SALW team has deployed to Goma for an emergency destruction operation involving about 100 tons of ammunition (over 90,000 kilogrammes) which were badly stored and presented a serious risk of explosion.
Aiming to prevent another incident such as Camp Ngashi, the operation follows a request from the Congolese authorities and MAG assessment mission.
Links:
» More on MAG's work in DRC
» MAG DRC's February report (pdf)
» Camp Ngashi clearance completed
» Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement homepage
17 March 08
MAG’s work in DRC is funded and supported by: DFID (UK Department for International Development); Pooled Fund; Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency; Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, US Department of State; Royal Government of the Netherlands (commenced January 2008)
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