The DR Congo government said Tuesday that it would outlaw an opposition-led demonstration planned for Wednesday to protest alleged “irregularities” in last week’s elections. Five opposition presidential candidates informed the governor of Kinshasa in a letter published Saturday of their intention to organise the march. But with definitive results still not announced, the government said the protests will be disruptive. “We will protest against the irregularities observed during voting,” they wrote. Another candidate and former governor of the south-east Katanga region, Moise Katumbi, called for the elections to be annulled.

Source: Punch December 27, 2023 01:57 UTC