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Photos: Anti-MONUSCO protests in DR Congo’s Goma turn violent

Protesters are angry over the UN mission’s failure to stem violence in country’s east.

A resident holds a placard reading ''MONUSCO get out without delay'' as they protest against the United Nations peacekeeping force (MONUSCO) deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Goma
A man holds a placard reading 'MONUSCO get out without delay' during protests in Goma against the United Nations peacekeeping force deployed in the DRC. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
Published On 26 Jul 202226 Jul 2022
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At least five people have been killed and some 50 wounded on the second day of protests against a United Nations peacekeeping force in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to a government spokesman.

Protesters on Monday attacked a warehouse of the MONUSCO force and looted offices, demanding that the mission leave for failing to protect civilians in a region plagued by decades of militia violence.

They also blocked roads in Goma with rocks and pebbles, ransacked offices and carted off some materials and set fire to a gate of the mission’s compound.

Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya on Tuesday announced the deaths and said further information would be provided later in the day on the human and logistical toll of the protests. There was no immediate comment by MONUSCO.

The protest was called by a faction of the youth wing of President Felix Tshisekedi’s UDPS ruling party, which said in a statement it was demanding the immediate withdrawal of the UN peacekeepers over what it described as their ineffectiveness.

The Congolese government was closely monitoring the situation, its spokesman said.

Tensions are high in the eastern region where resurgent clashes between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group have displaced thousands. Attacks by the ADF armed group also continue despite a year-long state of emergency and joint operations against it by the Congolese and Ugandan armies.

Separately, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Monday the M23 group had summarily killed at least 29 civilians since mid-June in areas under its control.

Protesters set fire in front of United Nations Mission for the Stabilisation of Congo (MONUSCO) Headquarters in Goma
People said they were protesting against the rise of insecurity and inaction of the UN in the region. [Glody Murhabazi/AFP]
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Congolese policemen stand guard to stop protesters outside the compound of a United Nations peacekeeping force's warehouse
Congolese policemen stand guard to stop protesters outside the MONUSCO compound in Goma. [Arlette Bashizi/Reuters]
Protesters loot a warehouse
Protesters loot the warehouse at the UN facilities in Goma. [Michel Lunanga/AFP]
MONUSCO troops try to repel a protest
MONUSCO soldiers take position at the looted warehouse. [Michel Lunanga/AFP]
A demonstrator kicks a tear gas canister during a protest against the peacekeeping mission
A demonstrator kicks a tear gas canister during the protest in Goma. [Michel Lunanga/AFP]
Congolese protesters inside the MONUSCO headquarters in Goma on July 25, 2022
Congolese protesters are seen inside the MONUSCO compound in Goma. [Glody Murhabazi/AFP]
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UN soldiers from the peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo
MONUSCO is one of the world's biggest peacekeeping operations. [Michel Lunanga/AFP]
A wounded man is rushed away on a motorcycle
A wounded man is rushed away on a motorcycle after protesters stormed the UN facilities in Goma. [Michel Lunanga/AFP]


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