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Embassies Looted, Set On Fire Amid Protests In Congo’s Capital

OMMCOM NEWS by OMMCOM NEWS
January 28, 2025
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Kinshasa:  Several embassies in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), were damaged, looted, and even set on fire amid mass demonstrations against the perceived inaction of the international community in addressing the ongoing violence in the eastern part of the country.

In Kinshasa, the city woke up in turmoil as civil society mobilised the local population to protest against the dire situation in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, and the inaction of the international community.

Protesters were seen on the city’s main arteries, disrupting traffic, blocking commercial activities, burning tires, and chanting slogans in front of the embassies of the U.S. and other Western countries, as well as the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping mission.

Part of the exterior of the French embassy was set on fire by protesters, while the nearby Ugandan embassy was looted. Sounds of detonation were heard in the neighbourhoods where the Rwandan embassy and the US consular service are located, Xinhua news agency reported.

Blaise Kilimbalimba, Kinshasa police commander, urged the demonstrators to remain calm and return home, warning that those sowing trouble would face serious consequences.

Hostilities resumed in Goma on Tuesday morning after a relatively calm night. March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have been attacking Goma since late Sunday.

Local sources told Xinhua that intense fighting has been going on since early Tuesday between the DRC army and the rebels near the airport, a strategic point once controlled by the M23.

Earlier on Sunday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern over the escalating violence in eastern DRC and reiterated his strongest condemnation of the M23 armed group’s ongoing offensive and its advances toward Goma.

Guterres called on the M23 to immediately cease all hostile actions and withdraw from occupied areas. According to the UN, more than 400,000 people have been displaced since the start of 2025 in eastern DRC.

(IANS)

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