Catholic priest shot dead as unrest continues in Congo
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source63 a catholic priest has been found dead in the congo days after1 father etienne sengiyumvam 28 was found shot in the head hours after he had celebrated a wedding with his parishioners the head of his diocese said1 father etienne sengiyumva was killed sunday by the mai mai nyatura [militia] in kyahemba where he had just celebrated a mass including a baptism and a wedding father gonzague nzabanita head of the goma diocese where the incident occurred said according to1 the mai mai nyatura are an armed group operating in north kivu in eastern dr congo1 the congo has been torn apart by more than 20 years of war exacerbated by ethnic conflicts and land disputes in a bid to control the countrys rich mineral reserves1 last week parish priest of saint paul of karambi and are demanding 500000 for his release1 three other priests assumptionist fathers jean-pierre ndulani edmond kisughi and anselme wasukundi were abduced on october 19 2012 and two more jean-pierre akilimali and charles kipasa on july 17 2017. none of them has been heard from since1