SUMMARY

The Baraka group was an armed group that was formed as Résistants nationalistes Lumumbistes (RNL). The group was known as Vurundo Mayi Mayi in the early 1990s. The group was revived in year 2000 to avenge the death of their chief Lolwako. After Lolwako's death his son Baraka, born in 1996, took over leadership of the group. Baraka was assisted by several commanders: Mutsunga, Mbilika, Sarayevo, Ngamba Dola, and Wamwanya.

In 2016 The Baraka group had a new spell of activity as it joined the Corps du Christ under the leadership of David Maranatha. Corps du Christ gained a lot of attention in 2016 but disappeared from the news after David Maranatha was arrested in Butembo on 07 February 2017. A former leader of Mbusa Nyamwisi’s RCD-K/ML, Kakolele wambale, claimed to be the leader of the group in early 2017.

In 2020 the group reappeared again, this time as RNL led by Josaphat Kalakala known as Mille Tours Par Seconde.

RNL has cooperated with a number of other small Mayi Mayi factions in the Lubero area.

The Baraka group operated around operated in the Beni territory of DR Congo (Zaire).