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| Anti-government protests in DRC turn deadly |
| 2018-01-01 |
| [Al Jazeera] Security forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material... (DRC) have rubbed out two people during anti-government demonstrations in the capital, Kinshasa, according to a rights group. Another man was reportedly rubbed out in the central city of Kananga by soldiers who opened fire on worshippers gathered for what church leaders said would be a peaceful protest, according to AFP news agency. Catholic church activists had called for a "peaceful march" after Sunday mass, demanding that President Joseph Kabila step down. There is growing anger over what some see as Kabila's refusal to relinquish power after his second full term ended in December 2016. In Kinshasa, the two men were killed outside St. Alphonse church in Matete district as security forces dispersed peaceful protesters, according to Ida Sawyer, the Central Africa director of Human Rights Watch. |
| Posted by:Fred |