East Congo militants kill at least 22 in string of attacks - officials


  • World
  • Monday, 20 Mar 2023

BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Suspected militants killed at least 22 people in a string of attacks across the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri and North Kivu provinces overnight Saturday, officials and activists said on Sunday.

The incidents were the latest in a stream of continuous violence that has plagued eastern Congo for years, despite increasing interventions from the country's army and U.N. peacekeepers.

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