International News Safety Institute

07 August 2021

Heritier Magayane

Incident

Congolese journalist brutally killed

Cause of death

Other non-natural

Details

Two assailants slit his throat after anonymously arranging to meet him, then taking only his phone.

Magayane worked in the city of Rutshunu, in the region of North-Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Magayane hosted a youth programme which consistently called for peace in the embittered region. Magayane's channel also reported kidnappings in the area, where several armed groups operate.

Sources: https://ipi.media/heritier-magayane-drc/
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/journalist-working-for-state-media-killed-in-eastern-dr-congo/2328941

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