Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo have clashed with opposition supporters demanding that last week’s presidential poll be annulled. Leading opposition candidates have denounced the election as a sham and have demanded a rerun. Several people were wounded as police fired tear gas and threw stones back at protesters in the capital, Kinshasa. The...
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congolese voters will elect their new president alongside parliamentary, regional assembly, and local council positions on December 20. nbc’s reporter, Ndishishii Hamufungu, took to the streets of Kinshasa ahead of next week’s elections. This bustling Kintambo Mangasin is a locality in Kinshasa. Here, like in the rest of the...