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Congo: Security Forces Kill 26 Protesters Demanding President Step Down

HeadlineDec 21, 2016

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, security forces shot and killed at least 26 protesters Tuesday as crowds took to the streets to demand President Joseph Kabila step down after his second term expired Monday at midnight. Kabila succeeded his father as president in 2001. Scheduled elections in November were postponed, leaving no successor to Kabila.

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