At least 25 people were killed on New Year’s Eve in a rebel attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Beni territory in North Kivu province, local officials said Friday. The killings occurred in the village of Tingwe, about 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the town of Eringeti. Local officials said farmers were working in their fields when they were attacked by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a militia that has killed hundreds of civilians over the past year. Bravo Muhindo, a civil society representative, put the death toll at a minimum of 30, saying many were beheaded. An unknown number of others were …
