DR Congo's Kasai crisis: War crimes committed by both sides, UN says

UN investigators have accused government troops and militiamen in the Democratic Republic of Congo of committing war crimes in the restive central Kasai region.

The two groups murdered, raped, "enslaved" and committed other "inhuman acts" against civilians, they said.

The Kasai region, once one of the most prosperous and peaceful in DR Congo, descended into violence in 2016.

Long-simmering resentment exploded into rebellion against the government.

In December the UN said the crisis was the highest level of emergency - the same level as the crises in Yemen, Syria and Iraq.

It has claimed 3,000 lives and displaced 1.4 million people.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS
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