Forty-five killed in ethnic violence in western DR Congo: governor 

Kikwit (DR Congo) (AFP) – At least 45 people have died in ethnic violence since Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s west, sparking a massive exodus of refugees to neighbouring Congo, the governor of the region said Tuesday.

“The violence started on the night of 15-16 December … the provisional toll is 45 dead and more than 60 injured,” Gentiny Ngobila, the governor of Mai-Ndombe province told AFP.