Loading…
ELEVATEDAfrica NewsUnverifiedUnpublished
Fact-check: Multiple recent X posts from credible sources like Reuters, Africanews, ADF Magazine, and analysts confirm a drone attack on Kisangani airport in DRC's Tshopo province on Sunday, attributed to M23 (backed by Rwanda), with four kamikaze drones intercepted mid-air and no damage or casualties reported. This matches the article exactly and is widely discussed in real-time reporting amid the ongoing DRC-M23 conflict.
Drone attack targets DRC's strategic Kisangani airport
democratic-republic-of-congorwandam23kisanganidrone-attackafricaarmed-conflictcentral-africa
A drone attack targeted the strategic Kisangani airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Tshopo province on Sunday. Provincial authorities attributed the attack to the M23 armed group, which is backed by neighboring Rwanda. Four kamikaze drones loaded with submunitions were launched at the airport but were intercepted and shot down before causing damage.