The rallies degenerated on Monday into ransacking and looting of the premises of the United Nations mission. This Tuesday, July 26, 2022, the Congolese authorities deplore five dead and fifty injured. The situation remains very confused.
It is still difficult to understand the exact circumstances of the deaths in Goma. The Congolese police and army have been trying since Monday to disperse the demonstratorswhile Monusco launched warning shots.
The first deaths were announced in a tweet by the government spokesperson. Patrick Muyaya also promised a joint press conference with the deputy head of the UN mission on “ the human and material toll and the consequences to be drawn from these events “.
Since yesterday, hundreds of people have been surrounding the headquarters and logistics base of the United Nations mission in Goma, Monusco, which they consider ineffective in fighting against armed groups in the east of the country. Tires and plastic burned in front of the gate, Monday, the demonstration turned to the ransacking and the looting of the premises.
The Congolese authorities have condemned any form of attack against United Nations personnel and installations. The demonstrations had been banned by the mayor of the city of Goma, recalls Monusco. But the young people of the UDPS, the presidential party, had encouraged them, while two weeks ago, the president of the senate had called on Monusco to ” pack up “, in an already very tense climate.