Terrorists and Poachers Take Aim At the Congo Basin's Guardians: CentralAfrica CongoBasin
in attacks by poachers in 2020 and another nine in 2021, including six eco-guards from the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature.
The attackers include local terror groups such as the Mayi-Mayi militia, M23 rebels and unidentified armed bandits, as well as insurgents with transnational reach in Central Africa and neighbouring countries. These include the Lord's Resistance Army, Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda and Islamic State West Africa Province.
An Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux du Gabon official, who spoke to the ENACT project on condition of anonymity, notes that terrorists from West, East and Central African countries are invading Gabon's forests, where they attack rangers and steal their weapons.
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