The 2023 Goma massacre occurred on August 27, 2023, when a protest erupted in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, against the presence of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (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.

See also

List of massacres in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2021–2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks

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