Menu 16 dead in unrest in Congo-Kinshasa Published Monday 2 October at 22.45 At least 16 people from the Mai-Mai militia group have been killed in riots in the northern Kivu province of Congo-Kinshasa, military sources said on Monday. The violence took place in the village of Kipese in Lubero, about 250 km north of the provincial capital of Goma, near the border with Uganda. The militia group has been involved in intense fighting against the Congolese army since last Friday, when four militia members were killed. "The situation is currently under control," Jules Tshikudi, a spokesman for the Congolese army, told AFP. The fighting between the militia and the Congolese army has intensified since the beginning of the year. Mai-Mai was originally founded as a local self-defense group primarily on ethnic grounds. TT Share FACEBOOK(1) TWITTER E-MAIL MORE The basis of our journalism is credibility and impartiality. Swedish Radio is independent in relation to political, religious, economic, public and private special interests. Feel free to read more about how we conduct our work. Do you have questions or suggestions regarding our web services? Feel free to contact Sveriges Radio's support forum where we answer your questions weekdays at 9-17. CONTACT WEB SUPPORT BACK TO TOP TO THE SITE MAP about the company Press information Work with us Frequencies (opens in own window) Contact Us How we use "cookies" Web support (opens in its own window) About the site COPYRIGHT SVERIGES RADIO 2017 | RESPONSIBLE PUBLISHER: OLLE ZACHRISON Visiting address (sthlm) for Sveriges Radio AB - Oxenstiernsgatan 20 - 10510 Stockholm - exchange: 08-784 50 00 More visiting addresses