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Carlson, Khristopher. 2022 ‘Democratic Republic of Congo.’ Firearms and Ammunition Trafficking in Eastern Africa; 1, pp. 14-15. Vienna: United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC). 1 June

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In South Kivu Provence, weapons are consistently trafficked across the Ruzizi River between Burundi and the DRC, or moved across Lake Tanganyika, another common route.

On the Ruzizi, Burundian armed groups link with other groups to facilitate the transfer and acquisition of illegal weapons; AK-pattern rifles are believed to be the most common weapon trafficked, with others including PKM machine guns, RPGs, ammunition of all sorts, as well as drugs and other equipment such as mobile phones. One method to traffic weapons involves the use of motorized canoes and multiple 'middlemen' to move weapons and ammunition. Water-crossing transfers typically take place at night to avoid border patrols on either side of the lake and appear to be done in smaller quantities but with some degree of frequency.

(…) In North Kivu, significant amounts of weapons are trafficked or otherwise diverted into the possession of the ADF and other groups in the area, including large quantities of military weapons taken from the DRC military, the FARDC. Weapons and ammunition taken from military units have included various ammunition types, including 7.62x39mm ammunition (used in AK-pattern rifles, among other firearm types) and 7.62x54mm ammunition (for PKM machine guns). Diverted firearms include PKM machine guns, several AK-pattern rifle types, as well as anti-tank bombs, RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launchers, and 60mm mortars.

[ADF = Allied Democratic Forces
FARDC = Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo]

ID: Q16104

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