In Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, chaotic demonstrations were sparked by flamboyant embassies and piles of burning tyres to denounce the international community’s “inaction” with the conflict raging in Goma, the main city in the country’s east.
On foot or motorcycles, hundreds of angry demonstrators responding on Tuesday to the “Paralyse the City” call of a youth collective gathered in the upscale district of Gombe in the north of Kinshasa and targeted the embassies of Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, France, Belgium and the United States.
They claimed that Rwanda and Uganda were actively supporting the armed group M23, which entered Goma on Sunday after a lightning offensive in North Kivu province with the support of Rwandan troops.
On Tuesday, they had taken control of its airport after raging street battles.
The other nations were accused of diplomatic apathy by the demonstrators.
“Enough is enough, we’re going to destroy everything here. We’re going to finish with Rwanda today,” chanted one demonstrator in front of the Kinshasa-based Rwandan embassy.
Tires that had been set on fire nearby produced thick smoke that drew nearby.
The French embassy’s perimeter wall also caught fire. Graffiti on it read: “Betrayal over a long period of time … let’s end it now”.
Source: Aljazeera
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