A deadly explosion has ripped through a rally for Corneille Nangaa this Thursday in Bukavu, leaving bloodshed and chaos in its wake. The devastating blast occurred in territory firmly gripped by the AFC/M23 rebellion, with bodies scattered across what moments earlier had been a peaceful gathering.
M23 rebels wasted no time pointing fingers at the Congolese government, accusing Kinshasa of deliberately "dropping a bomb into the crowd" in a shocking act of violence against political opponents. The DRC government remains suspiciously silent on these explosive allegations, having previously demanded that M23 rebels immediately abandon their territorial conquests throughout eastern Congo.
Tensions between warring factions have reached a boiling point as accusations fly across battle lines. Kinshasa has repeatedly blasted Rwanda for propping up the rebellion, claims that add fuel to an already raging regional fire. The rebels have dramatically expanded their foothold across eastern DRC during the past two years, seizing vast swathes of strategic territory.
Former electoral commission chief Corneille Nangaa has joined the Alliance Fleuve Congo and embraced the M23 rebellion, making him a high-value target in this bloody power struggle. International peace efforts lie in tatters as violence erupts anew, with both the East African Community and African Union watching helplessly as their diplomatic initiatives crumble.
The United Nations has raised alarms about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian nightmare unfolding across the region. Relentless clashes between Congolese army forces and M23 fighters have forced thousands of terrified civilians to flee their homes. This latest explosion in Bukavu twists the knife deeper into an already wounded nation, threatening to unleash even deadlier violence across the troubled eastern provinces.
M23 rebels wasted no time pointing fingers at the Congolese government, accusing Kinshasa of deliberately "dropping a bomb into the crowd" in a shocking act of violence against political opponents. The DRC government remains suspiciously silent on these explosive allegations, having previously demanded that M23 rebels immediately abandon their territorial conquests throughout eastern Congo.
Tensions between warring factions have reached a boiling point as accusations fly across battle lines. Kinshasa has repeatedly blasted Rwanda for propping up the rebellion, claims that add fuel to an already raging regional fire. The rebels have dramatically expanded their foothold across eastern DRC during the past two years, seizing vast swathes of strategic territory.
Former electoral commission chief Corneille Nangaa has joined the Alliance Fleuve Congo and embraced the M23 rebellion, making him a high-value target in this bloody power struggle. International peace efforts lie in tatters as violence erupts anew, with both the East African Community and African Union watching helplessly as their diplomatic initiatives crumble.
The United Nations has raised alarms about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian nightmare unfolding across the region. Relentless clashes between Congolese army forces and M23 fighters have forced thousands of terrified civilians to flee their homes. This latest explosion in Bukavu twists the knife deeper into an already wounded nation, threatening to unleash even deadlier violence across the troubled eastern provinces.
