The attack is believed to have been carried out by members of the Allied Democratic Force (ADF) armed with machetes.

Dozens of people were killed on Sunday in an attack on a church in eastern Congo by a rebel group linked to the Islamic State.

D ozens of people have been killed in an attack by an Islamic State affiliate in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials say. About 20 of the dead were worshippers taking part in a night vigil at a church in the town of Komanda when they were attacked by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighters, they say.