Delcat Idengo: DR Congo singer killed filming music video in conflict-hit Goma

Delcat Idengo, well-known for his critical songs, died after releasing a track condemning the city's rebel occupation.

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The body of Delphin Katembo Vinywasiki, better known as Delcat Idengo, was found in a street on Thursday with his head partially covered with blood. Unconfirmed reports say the artist was shot.

Idengo, who was a critic of all sides in the conflict, was among hundreds of inmates who escaped from a prison in Goma, after the militants seized the city last month.

The east of DR Congo has been engulfed in fighting as armed groups and the army battle it out for control of the mineral-rich region.

It is not clear who was behind the killing.

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