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* 4 July – [[CODECO]] claims responsibility for the killing of six [[Chinese people|Chinese]] gold miners and the kidnapping of two more, as well as the killing of two Congolese soldiers in [[Ituri Province]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-04 |title=A militia attack on a Congo gold mine kills 6 Chinese miners and 2 Congolese soldiers |url=https://apnews.com/article/china-congo-mining-rebels-16bb24c828993da8a57b3621c30d0da5 |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
*8 July – A [[United Nations]] report formally accuses the [[Uganda People's Defence Force]] of providing military support to the [[March 23 Movement|M23 rebel group]] in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [[Uganda]] denies the claims.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2024 |title=Uganda provided support to M23 rebels in Congo, UN report says |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-provided-support-m23-rebels-congo-un-report-says-2024-07-08/ }}</ref> The report also reveals that between 3,000 to 4,000 Rwandan soldiers are fighting alongside [[March 23 Movement|M23]] rebels.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-08 |title=Rwandan soldiers fighting with M23 rebels in DR Congo, says UN report |url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240708-rwandan-soldiers-fighting-with-m23-rebels-in-dr-congo-says-un-report |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>
*13 July – [[CODECO]] militiamen attack Zaire militia-controlled Pluto,, displacing the population. After four hours of fighting, the [[Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|FARDC]] intervene. 13 Zaire, 7 CODECO, and 6 FARDC soldiers are killed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-13 |title=Ituri : au moins 26 morts dans l'attaque de la CODECO à Pluto |url=https://www.radiookapi.net/2024/07/13/actualite/securite/ituri-au-moins-26-morts-dans-lattaque-de-la-codeco-pluto |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Radio Okapi |language=fr}}</ref>
==Holidays==
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