Xenophobia fallout: DR Congo protesters burn SA flag and trash the consulate

We’ve had it both barrels from Nigeria and Zambia, with murmurs of discontent coming for some of our border-neighbours. But it seems a group of citizens from another African country have turned their backs on South Africa, as small-scale riots and vandalism were reported in DR Congo following the xenophobia-driven attacks that took place in Gauteng this Sunday.
African immigrants were targeted by South Africans, and citizens across the continent have taken their rage to the streets. Now, some five days after the ugly clashes reached a peak in Mzansi, anti-South African sentiment has surfaced in another country.

Anarchy littered downtown Lubumbashi, one of the biggest cities in the DRC. Just before midday, a whole host of angered demonstrators ran amock in the CBD. Plenty of strategic sites were targeted, and the South African consulate saw its windows smashed as projectiles were launched by the crowds.
The area immediately became the target of other protesters too, who wanted to carry out something a little more symbolic. Footage has emerged of one group taking the South African flag and setting it alight.