Constant Ndima Kongba

Constant Ndima Kongba
Constant Ndima Kongba in 2021
Military governor of North Kivu
In office
May 2021  19 September 2023
PresidentFélix Tshisekedi
Preceded byCarly Nzanzu Kasivita (as civil governor)
Succeeded byPeter Cirimwami (as military governor)
NicknameEffacer le tableau ("erase the board")
Military service
Allegiance Zaire (before 1997)
Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC) (?–2003)
 DR Congo (since 2003)
Branch/serviceZairian Armed Forces (FAZ)
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC)
RankLieutenant general
Battles/wars

Constant Ndima Kongba is a Congolese military officer who served as the military governor of North Kivu from May 2021 to September 2023. Before this appointment, he had served in high-ranking positions in the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC). In the Second Congo War (1998–2003), Ndima was a commander in the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo; in this role, he was involved in Operation Effacer le tableau, a campaign that resulted in genocidal massacres.