A deadly bomb blast that killed more than 30 people in eastern Congo has again pierced the fragile optimism surrounding a U.S.-brokered peace deal, underscoring how quickly violence can upend diplomatic promises in one of the worldβs most volatile conflicts.
The explosion tore through the town of Sange in South Kivu on Sunday evening after Congolese army troops and Wazalendo militiamen β nominal allies against the Rwanda-backed M23 insurgency β turned their guns on each other.
Residents said the clash erupted when FARDC soldiers, returning from the front lines, were ordered not to advance toward Uvira.
Some refused. Shots rang out. Moments later, a blast ripped through the area.
More than 20 others were wounded, and by dawn many families were fleeing toward Burundi, desperate to escape yet another cycle of violence.
βWe are tired,β said local resident David Kaserore.
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