**Fatshimetrie: Displaced persons demonstrate in Goma to demand essential humanitarian aid**
On this Thursday, July 4, the city of Goma, located in the province of North Kivu, was the scene of tense and lively demonstrations by displaced persons living in the Mugunga neighborhood. These distressed populations expressed their anger and frustration in the face of the resurgence of insecurity that threatens their already precarious daily lives.
The reasons for these protests are multiple and profound. On the one hand, the displaced persons decided to raise their voices to denounce the violence perpetrated against them, including alleged acts of vandalism committed by armed individuals. Indeed, the previous night, a tragic event further challenged the fragile peace of the community, with the murder of a displaced person in the Lushagala site.
On the other hand, the demonstrators also demanded decent living conditions and urgent humanitarian assistance from the authorities. The most basic needs, such as access to drinking water and sufficient food, have become essential demands for these displaced populations, faced with uncertainty and vulnerability on a daily basis.
However, the situation took an unexpected turn when the displaced blocked and emptied two tankers carrying water intended for the Rusayo camp in Nyiragongo. This action, although motivated by distress and desperation, raises questions about the consequences and possible obstacles to the humanitarian aid essential for the survival of the displaced.
It was finally thanks to the intervention of a collaboration between the armed forces and the police that the situation was contained and calmed in the Mugunga neighborhood. However, the local authorities recognize the persistence of tensions and threats hanging over this community already severely tested by the horrors of war and forced exile.
It is becoming imperative that concrete and immediate measures be taken to meet the basic needs of the war-displaced in Goma. Humanitarian aid cannot be a luxury or an option, but a vital necessity to ensure the dignity and survival of these displaced populations, looking for a glimmer of hope in the darkness of adversity.