Suspected ADF militia fighters have killed 25 people in a new massacre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a senior local official said Wednesday. Separately, the DRC’s army said it had reached out to the militaries of neighbouring countries to help “neutralise” armed groups in the troubled east. The DRC has accused Rwanda of seeking to destabilize it, while Rwanda has charged the DRC with being a rear base for armed opposition groups, including the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda. Past cooperative missions to wipe out armed groups have failed and run into hostility among the DRC’s public. An estimated 122 armed groups operate in eastern DRC, according to the KST.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 03, 2021 09:24 UTC