Mai-Mai Kata Katanga
| Mai-Mai Kata Katanga Maï-Maï Kata Katanga (in French) | |
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The flag of the State of Katanga (1960-63) has been used by Kata Katanga | |
| Leader | Gédéon Kyungu Mutanga (since 2011) |
| Dates of operation | 1991–present |
| Motives | Katangese independence |
| Active regions | Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Size | 3,000 men (2013 est.) |
Mai-Mai Kata Katanga, also called Mai-Mai Bakata Katanga, is a mai-mai rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo which advocates the independence of the Congo's Katanga Province, fighting in the Katanga insurgency. It was formed shortly after the group's leader, Gédéon Kyungu Mutanga, escaped from prison in September 2011 where he was serving a sentence for crimes against humanity committed by his supporters between 2002 and 2006 in central Katanga. Kata Katanga means "cut [e.g. secede] Katanga" in Swahili. It has been estimated that, at its height in 2013, the Kata Katanga rebels numbered approximately 3,000 of whom most were based in Mitwaba Territory.