Congo-Kinshasa: Police Disperse Anti-Poll Demonstrators

Kinshasa — Police used teargas to disperse thousands of placard-carrying demonstrators, who vowed to disrupt general elections, in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday.

"There will be no elections on Sunday. We do not want these biased elections; we want good elections organised," said Serge Mayamba, in charge of youth affairs in the Union pour la démocratie et le progrès social (UDPS) party, headed by Étienne Tshisekedi, who is not participating in the polls.

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