Four soldiers killed in attack in central Congo

ABIDJAN: Suspected militia fighters killed four Congolese soldiers in a hit-and-run attack on a military post in troubled Kasai-Central province´s capital, Kananga, UN -funded radio reported on Sunday.

Fighting between the Kamuina Nsapu militia and government forces over the past year and a half has displaced over 1 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo´s Kasai provinces. Millions more have been hit by a severe humanitarian crisis. Citing UN sources, Radio Okapi, which is supported by Congo´s peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, said the assailants attacked a military post near Kananga´s airport in the early morning hours before disappearing into the surrounding bush. Local authorities were not immediately reachable for comment on the attack.