Rebels kill 43 people over weekend in eastern Congo attacks

Congolese human rights group known by its French acronym, Cepadho says rebels with apparent links to the Islamic state group have killed at least 43 people in eastern Congo over the weekend.

The human rights group said rebels from the allied democratic forces in some cases went door-to-door shooting their victims dead.

President of the rights organization Omar Kavotha noted that the rebels have been trying to pit the civilian population against the army so that people demand the military action be stopped.

Kavotha, hinted that insecurity in the area already prompted demonstrators to protest late last month by setting fire to the town hall.