Constant Ndima Kongba

Constant Ndima Kongba
Constant Ndima Kongba in 2021
Military governor of North Kivu
In office
May 2021 – 19 September 2023
PresidentFélix Tshisekedi
Preceded byCarly Nzanzu Kasivita (as civil governor)[1]
Succeeded byPeter Cirimwami (as military governor)[2]
NicknameEffacer le tableau ("erase the board")[3]
Military service
Allegiance Zaire (before 1997)
Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC) (?–2003)[3]
 DR Congo (since 2003)
Branch/serviceZairian Armed Forces (FAZ)
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC)
RankLieutenant general[4]
Battles/wars

Constant Ndima Kongba[4][a] is a Congolese military officer who served as the military governor of North Kivu from May 2021 to September 2023. Before this appointment, he had served in high-ranking positions in the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC). In the Second Congo War (1998–2003), Ndima was a commander in the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo; in this role, he was involved in Operation Effacer le tableau, a campaign that resulted in genocidal massacres.

  1. ^ a b Gaël Mpoyo (11 May 2021). "North Kivu new governor to tackle insecurity in eastern DRC". Africa News. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference rfi2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Annan 2003, p. 28.
  4. ^ a b Sally Hayden (28 May 2021). "Hundreds of thousands flee eastern DR Congo following volcano eruption". Irish Times. Retrieved 13 June 2022.


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