2023 DRC anti-MONUSCO protests

2023 DRC anti-MONUSCO protests
2023 Goma massacre Part of the Kivu conflict
Date	August 27, 2023
Location	Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Goals	Withdrawal of MONUSCO from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Methods	Protests
Parties
Anti-MONUSCO protestors MONUSCO Congolese Army Congolese National Police
Lead figures
Uncentralized António Guterres Constant Ndima Kongba
Casualties and losses
56 protestors killed 67 injured 220+ arrested 1 policeman killed

The 2023 Goma massacre occurred on August 27, 2023, when a protest erupted in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, against the presence of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) forces across the country. MONUSCO was accused of failing to prevent the violence by militant groups against civilians. Forty-eight protestors were shot dead by Congolese soldiers. ^[1] The death toll increased to 56 on September 5, 2023, as eight critically injured people died of their wounds. ^[2]

See also

• List of massacres in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• 2021–2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks

References

1. "Deadly crackdown on anti-UN protest in DR Congo's east". i24. 1 September 2023.
2. "Two officers arrested over DR Congo crackdown as death toll rises to 56". Al Jazeera. 5 September 2023.