Injuries reported during government-banned election protest in Kinshasa

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Injuries reported during government-banned election protest in Kinshasa

STORY: Injuries reported during government-banned election protest in Kinshasa SHOOTING DATE: Dec. 27, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of clashes 2. SOUNDBITE (French): BLAISE KILIMBA LIMBA, Police commissioner of Kinshasa STORYLINE: Injuries have been reported Wednesday in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), since several presidential candidates attempted to launch a protest, which was banned by the government, to denounce what they called "a sham election." On Wednesday morning, on Kinshasa's Triumphal Boulevard, where the parliament is located, heavy presence of the DRC police has been deployed ahead of the protest attempt launched by five of the incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi's challengers in the race on Dec. 20. The five opposition candidates demanded a re-run as the general elections suffered from major logistic problems, leading to delay and extension of polling across the country.

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