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Former Congolese vice-president and opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba makes his second comeback to Kinshasa since his conviction was overturned in June 2018 by the International Criminal Court, after spending over 10 years in prison. He will address his supporters during a political rally in the afternoon. IMAGES
Congolese opposition leader Moise Katumbi was refused entry into Congo via the country’s land border with Zambia on Friday when he tried to return from exile to submit his candidacy for December’s presidential election, he tweeted.Katumbi, one of the main rivals of President Joseph Kabila, left Democratic Republic of Congo in May 2016 after he was accused by the government of plotting against Kabila.The millionaire businessman and former governor of the copper-mining Katanga region was sentenced to three years in prison the next month for real estate fraud. Katumbi denies the charges and says they are aimed at preventing him from contesting the election on December 23.
After more than 11 years abroad -- a decade of it behind bars -- former DR Congo warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba returns home, a move likely to ratchet up tension in the volatile country. Bemba has vowed to contest twice-delayed elections due to take place on December 23. IMAGES
Tens of thousands of Angolans living in the Democratic Republic of Congo were set to return home, for some after more than 50 years in exile, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday. Duration: 00:53
Les Aires Marines Protégées oeuvrent pour la nature dans le temps. Il est donc nécessaire de les multiplier pour sauver notre planète.