Christians comprise 95% of the population of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Holy Archdiocese of Kinshasa and Central Africa is under the jurisdiction of the His Beatitude Theodore II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa.
“ADF Terrorists Kill Three Christians, Abduct Several Others,” International Christian Concern, July 22, 2024:
7/22/2024 DRC (International Christian Concern) — The sounds of gunfire and screams shattered a peaceful night as the Islamist Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked a Christian village on July 16 near Mamove, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The terrorists killed three Christians and kidnapped several others…. The attackers also burned seven homes. “The army was alerted well before, but it could not succeed in protecting this population,” a civil society leader in Mamove lamented. While calling on locals and surrounding communities to be vigilant, the Bishop of the Anglican Church of Beni asked the Congolese Armed Forces to strengthen the military units based in the area to gain control. “As we are praying to God to bring this to an end, we also urge the government security organs to step up surveillance in these volatile zones to protect its citizens from the incessant attacks coming from the ADF Islamic group,” he said….
