Coltan-Rich Congo Provinces Put Under Martial Law to Stem Tumult
- Miltary and police to take control of Ituri and North Kivu
- Provinces governed by security forces for 30 days from May 6
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Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi declared a month of martial law in two eastern provinces amid a surge in violence that has left hundreds of people dead this year.
Congo’s army and police will take control of North Kivu and Ituri provinces from May 6 in an attempt to stem the bloodshed and return order to the region, the president said in an address on national television Monday.