More than 20 acts from across Africa showed support for victims of conflict at the ‘Amani’ music festival in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, taking to the stage despite rising insecurity in the area
BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb 14 - Artists from across Africa performed at the "Amani" festival in eastern Democratic Republic to show support for victims of conflict despite growing insecurity in the area.
The audience clapped, cheered and sang along to more than 20 acts including Senegalese rap star Didier Awadi. "Our mission is to be there with you," he told a jubilant crowd in the city of Bukavu during the event. "We have a duty to show solidarity, to be there on the side of the attacked people," Awadi told Reuters after the show.
The Amani festival, which means "peace" in Swahili, usually takes place in Goma, capital of North Kivu province.drew closeBukavu is the capital of South Kivu province, deemed relatively safer despite the presence of several armed groups.
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