2016 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The following lists events that happened during 2016 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Incumbents

 * President: Joseph Kabila
 * Prime Minister: Augustin Matata Ponyo, Samy Badibanga

March

 * 20 March – The presidential and legislative is postponed
 * 26 March – Voting is held for the gubernatorial elections in 20 out of 21 reformed provinces of the DRC.

April

 * 24 April - Darryl Lewis, an American citizen and a US military veteran, is arrested at a rally for Moïse Katumbi in Lubumbashi. He was held for six weeks accused of being a mercenary, and released after diplomatic intervention.

July

 * 10 July - Violence breaks out again between Bantu and Pygmies
 * 29 July -Lewis files suit against Congolese Justice Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba and Kalev Mutond, head of the Agence Nationale de Renseignements (ANR), the secret services, under the Torture Victim Protection Act.

August

 * 16 August - Beni massacre
 * 18 August - Protests about Beni massacre.

October

 * 18 October - 20 people are killed in Tanganyika Province after clashes between Pygmy and Bantu militias.

November

 * 27 November - 30 civilians, mostly Hutus, are killed by an ethnic Nande militia in the east of the country.

December

 * 5 December - 31 people are killed in clashes between government and militia forces in Kasai Province.