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


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

February 14, 2025 A popular musician in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed while filming a music video in the conflict-hit eastern town of Goma. 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, famous for his songs critical of both the government and the rebels, was among hundreds of inmates who escaped from a prison in Goma, after M23 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. The musician had just released a track called Bunduki (meaning "weapon" in Swahili), condemning the rebel occupation in Goma.