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- Nationals of the DRC, Ethiopia and the Comoros living in Belgium and other European countries had staged a protest at a venue a few meters from the European Council in Brussels
- They denounced the political and social situation in their respective countries
- The Congolese who joined the protest raised their voice against the balkanization of the Congo
Nationals of the DRC, Ethiopia and the Comoros living in Belgium and other European countries had staged a protest at a venue a few meters from the European Council in Brussels. They denounced the political and social situation in their respective countries.
The Congolese who joined the protest raised their voice against the balkanization of the Congo. They chanted Congo was indivisible and called on others not to enter their land. They were also raising slogans against Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Rwandan President Paul Kagame, whom they accused of having betrayed Africa. They demanded that international criminal tribunal for the DR Congo must be set up to try those who have been killing and raping their women for years.
War-torn Tigray region was also highlighted by the protesters. They denounced war crimes in this region of Ethiopia. Tigray has been in the grip of a deadly armed conflict for over a year. They called for the withdrawal of Eritrean troops from the conflict, while accusing them of killings and sexually abusing women.
The protesters called on the international community to raise their voice against the atrocities happening in the region and said a consensus should emerge against crime on humanity and people who perpetrated such crimes should be punished.
French President Emmanuel Macron came particularly for the ire of the protesters. They said Macron was responsible for all the misfortunes that hit the Comoros. He was among those who congratulated President Azali Assoumani shortly after his re-election in a masquerade of a vote last year. All voices that dare to speak out are forced into exile because of the repression against them or sent to prison, they complained. They also demanded the release of political prisoners, who are being held without trial. They vowed to protest until the rule of law is restored to the Comoros.
