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Eight civilians killed in clash with UN troops in east DR Congo

Demonstrators outside a Monusco gate in DR Congo

Demonstrators outside a Monusco gate in DR Congo. Eight civilians were on February 7, 2023 killed following clashes with UN peacekeepers in east DR Congo's North Kivu province. PHOTO | PATRICK ILUNGA | NMG

By  Patrick Ilunga

Contributor based in Kinshasa, DRC

Nation Media Group

Eight civilians have been killed and 28 injured after protesters in east DR Congo's North Kivu province blocked a convoy of the UN Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monusco) on Tuesday evening in Munigi, about 10 kilometres from Goma.

The protestors then set upon the UN peacekeepers, resulting in clashes, the provincial government said on Wednesday.

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