Protesters storm UN base in eastern DR Congo city

[GreatWmR]

Protesters stormed a United Nations base in the eastern Congolese city of Goma on Monday demanding the departure of peacekeepers from the region.

Hundreds of people blocked roads and chanted anti-UN slogans before storming the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping mission in Goma, as well as a logistical base on the outskirts of the city.

The protesters smashed windows and looted computers, furniture and other valuables from the headquarters,


The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO, has come under regular local criticism for its perceived inability to stop fighting in the conflict-torn east.

Over 120 armed groups roam the volatile region, where conflict has displaced millions of people and civilian massacres are common.

The latest protest comes after the president of the Congolese senate, Modeste Bahati, told supporters in Goma on July 15 that MONUSCO should "pack its bags".

Ahead of Monday's protest, the Goma youth branch of the ruling UDPS party released a statement demanding MONUSCO "withdraw from Congolese soil without conditions because it has already proved its incapacity to provide us with protection".

Khassim Diagne, the deputy special representative of the UN secretary general to MONUSCO,said the UN is not opposed to protests but that violence is unacceptable.

Protesters storm UN base in eastern DR Congo city | Africanews

The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO, has come under regular local criticism for its perceived inability to stop fighting in the conflict-torn east.

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[ponder]

The UN should leave, the people have spoken.

 

[ToxicBunny]

The UN should leave, the people have spoken.

100% agreed.

They don't want them there, the UN should leave and when the locals cry about the fighting and wail to have a peacekeeping force again they should get told to fsck off.

 

[ShaunSA]

Wtf kind of name is MONUSCO?

They can sod off

 

[GreatWmR]

Wtf kind of name is MONUSCO?

It's a French acronym "Mission de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en République démocratique du Congo"

 

[ShaunSA]

It's a French acronym "Mission de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en République démocratique du Congo"

Yeah well the frogs can sod off

 

[Fulcrum29]

100% agreed.

They don't want them there, the UN should leave and when the locals cry about the fighting and wail to have a peacekeeping force again they should get told to fsck off.

But, what are our troops going to do then?

 

[ToxicBunny]

But, what are our troops going to do then?

Those ones can actually do something useful and do the police's job and put down violent protests

 

[Fulcrum29]

Yeah well the frogs can sod off

Frogs packed up a long time ago, but they introduced their language to the people.

European participation in this mission is at a minimum.

 

[Vorastra]

Wtf kind of name is MONUSCO?

They can sod off

Mission de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en République démocratique du Congo
Catchy.

 

[GreatWmR]

Five protesters killed in anti-UN protests in DR Congo’s Goma​

At least five people have been killed and fifty others wounded on the second day of anti-United Nations protests in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Goma, according to the government.

“We will come back during the day with [a special briefing] on to be drawn. We will also take stock of the process of withdrawing the @MONUSCO that has already begun,” government spokesman Patrick Muyaya tweeted on Tuesday, giving the death toll.

At least 15 killed as anti-UN protests spread in eastern DR Congo

UN chief says attacks any UN peacekeepers may constitute a war crime, after three members of UN forces killed.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[mojoman]

The UN should leave, the people have spoken.

Aye...let them go....
Be free people of the DRC...

 

[Thugscub]

Freedom.
Bang bang.
Dead.
Oh where were you to help us?
Bang bang.
Nicodemus our French Putin ass licker will run to help.

 

[Oldfut]

There might just be another side to the storey in that "UN peacekeepers" can be subcontracted from poorer states (Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Rwanda) who make a bit of money (for their leaders most likely) out of this. The "peacekeepers" are not that well equipped, trained or disciplined (even the South Africans) and this can lead to friction with locals. All funded, mostly, by the hated US ironically.

But essentially I agree, if they are not wanted, go home.

 

[GreatWmR]

Death Toll is now at 15

At least 15 killed in second day of anti-UN violence in DRC​

At least 15 people were killed and about 50 wounded during a second day of violent anti-United Nations protests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s eastern cities of Goma and Butembo, authorities have said.

At least 15 killed in second day of anti-UN violence in DRC

Protesters and United Nations personnel among dead after incidents that left about 50 injured

www.theguardian.com

 

[KleinBoontjie]

The more large greedy corporate companies and corrupt governments bleed people dry of their possessions and money, the more this will happen, over the whole world.

 

[Hemps]

Wonder where most of their "aid" comes from , the West or the East.

 

[mojoman]

Wonder where most of their "aid" comes from , the West or the East.

The South....

 

[Hemps]

The South....

In 2020, the DRC HF received US$57.1 million, with top five donors being Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium,
Sweden, and Canada. These contributions and the carry-over of $42 million from 2019 allowed the Fund to allocate $75 million to 111 projects, with 75 still under implementation in 2021.

 

[grok]

demanding the departure of peacekeepers from the region.

Seems they don't want peace?

I say let them have what they want then..