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Protesters recently stormed a United Nations base in the eastern Congolese city of Goma demanding the departure of peacekeepers from the region. Hundreds of people blocked roads and chanted anti-UN slogans. They were also involved in damaging properties, looting, and arson, leading to disruption of public life at least partially
Protesters recently stormed a United Nations base in the eastern Congolese city of Goma demanding the departure of peacekeepers from the region. Hundreds of people blocked roads and chanted anti-UN slogans. They were also involved in damaging properties, looting, and arson, leading to disruption of public life at least partially.
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has come under regular local criticism for its inability to stop fighting in the conflict-torn east. The conflict has displaced millions of people and civilian massacres are common.
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The latest protest comes after the president of the Congolese senate, Modeste Bahati, told supporters in Goma on July 15 that MONUSCO (peacekeeping force) should pack its bags. Earlier, the Goma youth branch of the ruling UDPS party released a statement demanding the peacekeeping force to withdraw from Congolese soil without conditions since it has proved its incapacity to provide us with protection.
