GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Militiamen killed about 20 people during an attack on displaced civilians in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said on Monday. Patrick Muyaya, the spokesperson for the national government, later said on Twitter that the death toll stood at around 20. Kivu Security Tracker, which maps violence in Congo, said it had confirmed 29 deaths. CODECO spokesperson Patrick Basa denied the group had killed civilians. Conflict between Lendu and Hema from 1999 to 2007 resulted in an estimated 50,000 deaths in one of the bloodiest chapters of a civil war in eastern Congo.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 23, 2021 07:58 UTC