GOMA, DR CongoCivil society groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday said the number of people hacked to death in the restive east this weekend has risen to 51. The army has blamed the attack on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a partly Islamist armed group of Ugandan origin. The group has been present in DR Congo for more than two decades and is accused of copious human rights abuses. KABILA VISITED THE REGIONThe attack took place just three days after a visit by President Joseph Kabila to the area. On Monday Kabila was in the regional capital Goma for a meeting of security officials, and he was later due to visit Beni.

Source: Daily Nation August 15, 2016 18:33 UTC