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But he also warns that improving security in the far east cannot be at the expense of other regions, such as Bas-Congo in the far west, where national police have been involved in sometimes deadly clashes with the Bundu Dia Kongo (BDK) politico-religious movement since
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It campaigns for the restoration of the former kingdom of Kongo, which comprised Bas-Congo, parts of neighbouring
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"There is a high degree of social unrest (...) conflicts in the east (Nord - and Sud-Kivu) and in Bas-Congo - (but) the only response to protest movements is repression."
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Last January, clashes between the local sect and security forces left more than 100 dead in four Bas-Congo towns, the United Nations reported.
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Fighting broke out at the end of February in Bas-Congo province between security forces and the separatist Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) sect.
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The BDK is a secessionist religious opposition group firmly entrenched in Bas-Congo.
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Twenty two people were killed in clashes last week between police and members of a religious sect in Bas-Congo province in the Democratic
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The MLC blames short-sightedness for unrest in Bas-Congo, where political demands being made by a religious sect, Bundu dia Kongo, have resulted in a crackdown killing about 30 according to government officials, and potentially more than a hundred according to witnesses, civic associations and MONUC.
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Bundu dia Kongo or "Kingdom of Kongo" is a religious sect that wants an independent country on the lands of a former monarchy that once ruled an area comprising Bas-Congo and parts of neighbouring Angola,
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Violence in the western Bas-Congo region where the Bundu dia Kongo
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