An aerial view of the Semuliki River, a historic ADF stronghold, is seen as as a team from the American organization The Bridgeway Foundation (not visible) broadcasts messages with loudspeakers from a helicopter over the strongholds of the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces, an armed group originally from Uganda that pledged allegiance to ISIS in 2019 that operates in eastern DRC) urging them to surrender, on May 8, 2024, over the territory of Beni, province of North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. US-based Bridgeway Foundation, which describes itself as the charitable arm of a Texan investment firm and says it focuses on "preventing, ending and helping communities recover from violence".
It first launched air operations in early April. (Photo by ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP)