DR CONGO: Two died in deadly anti-Kabila protests

A police officer and a civilian have died in clashes in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo amid protests calling for President Joseph Kabila to stand down. Several demonstrators were also wounded. Yesterday’s strike was organised by an association of civil society groups, including the pro-democracy Struggle for Change (Lucha). Earlier this month, the […]

A police officer and a civilian have died in clashes in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo amid protests calling for President Joseph Kabila to stand down. Several demonstrators were also wounded. Yesterday’s strike was organised by an association of civil society groups, including the pro-democracy Struggle for Change (Lucha). Earlier this month, the national electoral commission said an election to replace Mr Kabila, whose mandate expired last December, could not take place until April 2019. This flies in the face of an agreement reached last year following protests over the cancelling of elections scheduled for Nov. 2016.