Not to be confused with the Coalition of Congolese Democrats.
Cooperative for the Development of the Congo
Coopérative pour le développement du Congo
Truck burnt by a CODECO attack on 1 March 2022.
Also known as
CODECO
Founding leader
Bernard Kakado until 2003
Military leader
Justin Ngudjolo † ?–March 2020
Religious leader
Ali Ngadjole Ngabu ?–present
Dates of operation
1970s–1999 (As agricultural cooperative) 1999–present (As coalition of rebel militias)
Group(s)
(Lendu)
Headquarters
Ituri Province, D.R. Congo
Active regions
Ituri Province, D.R. Congo
Ideology
Lendu interests
Status
Active (Ceasefire since August 2020)
Size
2,350 armed militiamen (Self-reported in June 2019)
Allies
FRPI FPJC FNI Lendu militias
Opponents
Congolese Army MONUSCO Union of Congolese Patriots Hema militias
CODECO (French: Coopérative pour le développement du Congo) is a loose association of various Lendu militia groups operating within the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The name is an abbreviation of the group's lesser-known full name, the Cooperative for Development of the Congo,[1] sometimes also styled the Congo Economic Development Cooperative.[2]
The group was once a peaceful agricultural cooperative, before eventually transforming into an armed rebel movement. The movement was reorganized under different leaders several times, becoming looser and less cohesive as time went on. Several of the militias that claim CODECO affiliation stand accused of massacres and war crimes by United Nations officials.[1][3] Today it is described variously as an armed political-religious sect,[4] an association of Lendu militias[1] or a political-military sect.[5]
The group declared a unilateral ceasefire in August 2020.,[6] however, CODECO increased attacks in 2021-2022, leading the Government of the DRC to declare a State of Siege in the Ituri and North Kivu in response to various CODECO and Islamic State-DRC attacks and massacres.[7]
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CODECO (French: Coopérative pour le développement du Congo) is a loose association of various Lendu militia groups operating within the Democratic Republic...
Leaving CODECO as an agricultural cooperative to cease to exist. It is unknown to what extent the Lendu community supports CODECO. CODECO demands center...
On the night between May 16 and 17, 2020, militants from the Lendu CODECO killed twenty-two civilians in the Hema village of Ndjala, in Ituri Province...
Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. During the early hours, CODECO insurgents armed with machetes and edged weapons attacked Plaine Savo, a...
killing of CODECO's leader, Ngudjolo Duduko Justin, in March 2020, the group splintered and violence spread into new areas. In late 2020, CODECO briefly...
The victims were killed over the weekend by suspected CODECO between January 14 and 15. CODECO is a loose-knit alliance of Lendu militias in Ituri province...
killed since October. On 2 February 2022, a CODECO attack killed over 60 people. A few weeks later, CODECO slew 18 people in the village of Banyali Kilo...
Islamist rebel group and the Cooperative for the Development of Congo (CODECO), an agricultural and religious group made up of ethnic Lendu people. The...
2020-06-11. "Mueren diez personas en un nuevo ataque achacado a la milicia CODECO en el noreste de RDC". Europa Press. 10 June 2020. "DR Congo – Rebels Killed...
Portuguese Republic Supported by: PCP ELP MDLP Movimento Maria da Fonte CODECO Rightist political parties: CDS PPD Group of Nine PS Commanders and leaders...
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6177/98 Archived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, 20 May 1998 Tugaleaks.com CODECO members' involvement, and CODECO's similarity to Operation Gladio...
of mass graves in Ituri Province, containing the bodies of 49 civilians. CODECO militants are suspected of being behind the killings. January 23 – Allied...
under the cover of night, the Cooperative for Development of the Congo (CODECO) raided the settlement, leading to the massacre of numerous residents. During...
hommages rendus au Casque Bleu de la MONUSCO tué à Djugu par les miliciens CODECO". RTR 93.5 MHz (in French). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022. admin...
against internally displaced people in Ituri Province by the armed group CODECO, such as the Plaine Savo massacre. Residents of displacement camps are subject...
Movement for Renewal (MSR) Pierre Lumbi 27 Coalition of Congolese Democrats (CODECO) Jean-Claude Muyambo 10 Union of Mobutuist Democrats (UDEMO) Nzanga Mobutu...
Congolese Democrats (French: Coalition des Démocrates Congolais), also known as CODECO, is a political party in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The party won...
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