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Report: parish looted in Congo
December 20, 2016
Violent protests erupted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as President Joseph Kabila’s constitutional term expired.
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With no election scheduled in the future, there are mounting fears that Kabila, 45, intends to rule for life.
Church officials in Lubumbashi, the nation’s second-largest city, told the Fides news agency that “cars were set on fire and some shops were looted. A parish was also looted.”
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Further information:
- AFRICA/DR CONGO - Clashes in Lubumbashi; "a girl killed and a parish looted" according to local sources (Fides)
- Protests erupt in Congo as Kabila's mandate expires (Reuters)
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