Suspected Islamist rebels kill at least 10 in eastern Congo
Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Suspected Islamist rebels killed at least 10 civilians in an attack on Friday near the city of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities and a UN source said. The assailants fired guns at people working in fields in Mulekera commune outside Beni, Mulekera Mayor Ngongo Mayanga […]
In Congo’s east, elections dominated by conflict and voter anger
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Conflict defined Ishara Bahati Yassin’s childhood, forcing him time and again to flee his home in eastern Congo, where like millions of compatriots he now lives in a crowded camp for displaced people, sharing a tent with three brothers. At 20, Yassin is eligible to vote for the first […]
Uganda detains 20 rebel “collaborators” after student massacre
Kampala, UgandaReuters Ugandan authorities said on Monday 20 people had been detained for questioning about their possible role in the massacre of 42 people, mostly students, on Friday by the Islamist group Allied Democratic Forces. “At least 20 suspected ADF collaborators have been arrested, to assist with our investigations,” the country’s police force said in […]
Uganda sends more troops to pursue attackers who killed 37 students
Kampala, UgandaReuters Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday ordered more troops to western Uganda where attackers from a group with links to Islamic State killed at least 37 secondary school students. Members of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces killed the students late on Friday at Lhubirira Secondary School in Mpondwe, near the border with the […]
Militants kill 37, abduct six others in attack on Ugandan school
Kampala, UgandaReuters Militants linked to Islamic State killed 37 people and abducted six others in an attack on a school in western Uganda near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the military said on Saturday. Military personnel found the bodies of the dead when they arrived at the school, defence spokesperson Felix Kulayigye […]
Suspected Islamist militants kill 19 in another village raid in east Congo
Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 19 people and burned a medical facility in a raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo early on Sunday morning, two regional officials and a resident said. The attack, which occurred around 1am in the village of Kirindera in North […]
Survivors of deadly raid in east Congo return to torched village
Mukondi, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Residents of Mukondi village in eastern Congo inspected the burnt-out remains of their homes on Friday and told how they fled for their lives as rebels cut the throats of people around them. Members of the Allied Democratic Forces struck Mukondi and a neighbouring village overnight on Wednesday, torching […]
Islamist militants kill at least 35 in east Congo village, army says
Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Islamist militants killed at least 35 people in an overnight attack on a village in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in retaliation for a military crackdown on rebel activity, an army spokesperson said on Thursday. The assailants were members of the Allied Democratic Forces, Anthony Mualushayi said, referring […]
Islamists suspected of killing about 20 people in eastern Congo raid
Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Suspected Islamists killed about 20 people in a raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday night, a local chief and a military official said on Monday. Both blamed the killings on the Allied Democratic Forces, a Ugandan armed group based in eastern Congo that […]
Updated: Islamic State claims Congo church attack
Updated: 4:45pm (AEST)Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Islamic State claimed responsibility for a bomb attack during a Sunday service at a Protestant church in the eastern Congolese town of Kasindi that killed at least five people and wounded 15 wounded, the group said on its account on Telegram. Earlier, an army spokesman said the […]