Ex-FDLR officer details how leaders trafficked women to FARDC, Mai Mai fighters for sexual exploitation

Source: IGIHE English · 2026-10-26T13:01:16.000Z · Politics

Col (Rtd) Augustin Nsengimana, a former senior member of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), has recounted how leaders of the armed group trafficked women and girls to Mai Mai fighters and soldiers of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), facilitating sexual violence in exchange for money and military cooperation.

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