The Congolese community living in Canada is in mourning after the discovery of the lifeless body of Alexandra Martine Diengo Lumbayi on Tuesday October 8. A student at the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières (UQAT), Alexandra was declared missing on October 2, 2024. Her disappearance and the discovery of her lifeless body aroused great emotion within the Congolese diaspora in Canada.
Merveille Emongo, a journalist of Congolese origin living in Montreal, testifies to the impact of this tragedy on the community. She says the students are torn between sadness and anger, and still have answers about the circumstances surrounding Alexandra’s disappearance. “The tragic discovery of Alexandra’s body has touched our Congolese community. This event goes beyond a simple personal tragedy. It raises questions about the security of immigrants and solidarity within our diaspora,” he said. -she declared.
Searches carried out by the Quebec police had made it possible to find a slipper and a bracelet belonging to the young girl in a park on Saint-Quentin Island, where she was last seen. On October 8, a kayaker discovered her body near the island’s marina and notified authorities.
Alexandra’s disappearance sparked a wave of solidarity on social media, both in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Canada, after her mother, in tears, appealed for help in a video that went viral.
