Hundreds of protesters on Monday responded to a call from civil society to take to the streets of Uvira, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Citizens protested the recent appointment of General Olivier Gasita Mukunda as deputy commander of the 33rd military region of the DRC’s Armed Forces (FARDC).
Protesters demanded Gasita’s removal, accusing him of having collaborated with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels during the seizure of Bukavu last February.
Waving banners, signs, and national flags, demonstrators chanted slogans against General Gasita before submitting a memorandum to the local authorities addressed to the President Félix Tshisekedi.