Drc: Wazalendo Still Making People Talk in South Kivu

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The Wazalendo, these local armed groups, allies of the Congolese army, fought for two days in Mwenga, about 130 kilometres from Bukavu. According to local sources, eight deaths were reported, including five militiamen. An event reminiscent of those of Uvira, a week earlier, where these militiamen had obtained the departure of a FARDC officer. It also shows the delicacy of managing these groups, which are acting illegally against the authorities …