The constitution provides for freedom of religion , and the government generally respects this right in practice , although it often lacks the institutional infrastructure to enforce anti-discrimination laws . However , violence between Muslims and other religious groups in the Congo , especially Congolese Christians , has been attested in North Kivu since 2014 in connection with the Allied Democratic Forces insurgency begun in neighboring Uganda . The Allied Democratic Forces , whose political ideology is based on Islamism , is widely suspected of having perpetrated the Beni massacre in August 2016
Beni massacre
Beni massacre
Freedom of religion in Africa by country