The 2023 Goma massacre occurred on August 27, 2023, when a protest erupted in

Goma Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the North Kivu, North Kivu Province; it is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares borders with the Bukumu Chiefdo ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

, against the presence of the

United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or MONUSCO (an acronym based on its French name ), is a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A planned withdraw ...

(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. The death toll increased to 56 on September 5, 2023, as eight critically injured people died of their wounds.

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