Congo Bans Demonstrations as Opposition Calls for Protests
- Police plan to disperse any gatherings of more than 10 people
- Anti-government protests last year left 98 people dead
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Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo banned all demonstrations as opposition leaders urged their supporters to return to the streets after the collapse of a December deal for President Joseph Kabila to leave power this year.
“All gatherings of more than 10 people will be dispersed,” police spokesman Colonel Pierre Mwanamputu said Sunday by phone from the capital, Kinshasa. The streets of the city were quiet early Monday, with a heavy security presence.