These pictures are a good example of public feeling over what’s happening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The candlelight vigil was held in the Kenyan capital Nairobi in memory of the six million so far killed in the decades-long unrest. Those who attended also sang anti-imperialist songs. Many accuse the West and neighbouring Rwanda of fuelling fighting among rebel groups to secure DRC’s vast resources.
In this clip you can hear people sing about Dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan hero who led the Mau Mau uprising against British colonial rule. Patrice Lumumba is also referenced, DRC’s independence leader and first Prime Minister who was also assassinated.
M23 rebels, accused of being backed by Rwanda and Uganda, seized more territory in eastern DRC yesterday. Over the last week, more than 100,000 people were displaced mainly around the North Kivu province town of Nyanzale. It’s a region where some 80,000 people were living alongside tens of thousands who had already fled earlier fighting in the region.