Church-led peace marches against DR Congo rebel violence
4 years agoA Congolese soldier walks in Kanyaruchinya, north of the city of Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as war-displaced people flee south. Thousands of displaced people began to flee after soldiers retreated to Kanyarushinya, an informal camp of over 40,000 people in the northern district of Goma. Troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were battling M23 fighters in Kibumba, 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Goma, security officials and local residents said. The M23 militia has recently surged across the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province, capturing swathes of territory and inflaming tensions with neighbouring Rwanda. (Photo by ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP)
Peace marches organised by the Catholic Church took place across the DR Congo Sunday to protest violence in the country's east, days after an alleged massacre of civilians. Protesters…
