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Congo’s government said militants have killed at least 41 people in the latest incident in the province. However, civil society groups put the death toll much higher. The authorities blame the Allied Democratic Forces group for the latest spate of attacks in the Beni region.
Pope Francis called on national and international authorities to take action to stop the bloodshed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Recently, several people were killed in the North Kivu province. Pope Francis appealed to the world community during his prayers at St Peter’s Square, in Rome.
He said many Christians were among the victims of the recent attacks. Francis said they were “killed in hatred of their faith” and described them as “martyrs”. The Pope also urged people to pray for peace in all areas afflicted by war, specifically mentioning Ukraine, the Holy Land, Sudan, and Myanmar.
Congo’s government said militants have killed at least 41 people in the latest incident in the province. However, civil society groups put the death toll much higher. The authorities blame the Allied Democratic Forces group for the latest spate of attacks in the Beni region. Nearly 150 people have died in North Kivu since the beginning of the month in killings attributed to the Islamic State group-linked rebels.
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The eastern DRC has struggled with armed violence for decades as more than 120 groups fight for power, land, and valuable mineral resources.
