DR Congo Opposition Leader Denies Coup Charges

Moïse Katumbi was in court to answer the government's allegations that he recruited foreign mercenaries.

Sketch of Moïse Katumbi's court session.

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    RFI, 9 May 2016

    Moïse Katumbi, the-larger-than-life Congolese football magnate and presidential candidate, appeared before a prosecutor on Monday in Lubumbashi to respond to an accusation… Read more »

  • Congo-Kinshasa:   Coalition, Crisis and Constitutional Chaos

    CAJ News, 5 May 2016

    THE announcement of a coalition among opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo has coincided with an intense crackdown of critics of the President Joseph Kabila and… Read more »

  • Congo-Kinshasa:   Crackdown On Presidential Aspirant

    HRW, 9 May 2016

    Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have arrested at least 27 associates of Moise Katumbi, a presidential aspirant, and other opposition party members since late April… Read more »

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