DR Congo police fire tear gas at banned election protest
Incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi delivers a speech during his campaign rally in Goma, capital of North Kivu Province, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on December 10, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse a protest by opposition supporters in the capital Kinshasa calling for a re-run of last week's chaotic presidential and legislative elections.
The disputed vote threatens to further destabilise Congo, which is already grappling with a security crisis in the east that has hampered development in the world's top producer of cobalt and other industrial minerals and metals.
