Deaths have been recorded in anti-Kabila protests held in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa.
Officials said at least seven deaths were recorded during clashes between demonstrators and security forces.
A spokeswoman for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo, Florence Marchal, has said that security forces shot dead at least seven people in Kinshasa.
Marchal said another person was killed in a protest in the central city of Kananga.
The U.N. human rights office in Congo has condemned “the use of force against peaceful demonstrators” and the “violent suppression of fundamental rights and freedoms by security forces”.
The protests were called by Catholic activists after Sunday worship, one year after Joseph Kabila refused to exit power and ensure elections are held to choose his successor.
Elections would now be held later this year after several postponements.
Source: Africafeeds.com
