Residents and civil society representatives said soldiers of the FARDC (the Congolese army) and members of Wazalendo, a militia group that has been supporting the army against insurgents, exchanged fire before an explosion rocked Sange town in South Kivu on Sunday evening

More than 30 people were killed and at least 20 others injured in a bomb explosion in eastern Congo after a confrontation between the Congolese army and a pro-government militia, despite a recently signed peace deal being hailed as a significant step towards stability, news agency AP reported.

Residents and civil society representatives told AP that soldiers of the FARDC (the Congolese army) and members of Wazalendo, a militia group that has been supporting the army against insurgents, exchanged fire before an explo

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