Congolese pop artist Delcat Idengo, said to be critical of both the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s military and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel movement was found dead in the M23-occupied city of Goma on Thursday, the BBC reports, citing sources claiming Idengo had been filming the video for a new diss track against the rebels who violently seized the town last month.
DRC government spokesman Patrick Muyaya blamed the M23 and said “Justice will be done,” for Idengo’s murder, while the M23 claimed it was the DRC military that killed the singer. Witnesses claimed that Idengo had been wearing military-like fatigues when he was shot dead. Probably not the best choice of apparel for a war zone. If he had to film in a war zone. It’s kind of easy to superimpose oneself on an AI-generated background these days. Lots of apps can do that.