epa10828606 Wazalendo protesters are detained after a banned rally in Goma, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 30 August 2023. Several people were killed after protesters attempted to gather near the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) base, claiming the MONUSCO has failed to maintain peace and to protect them from conflicts, notably from the M23 group (Congolese Revolutionary Army). Wazalendo are self-defense youth groups who came together to fight the M23. EPA/KASEREKA MOISE
