Presidential hopeful back calls for protest against Kabila in Congo

A presidential hopeful in the Democratic Republic of Congo Moise Katumbi, has given his backing to calls for protest against President Joseph Kabila.

Pro-democracy movement Lucha called for protests today against the continued stay in power of Kabila whose constitutionally mandated second term ended in December last year.

Violence in other parts of the country has led to deaths and massive displacement.

The opposition has called for resistance to Kabila’s continued stay in office.

Kabila has yet to state whether he will run in the next polls.

Democratic Republic of Congo is in a political crisis occasioned by the failure of Kabila to step down after the expiration of his second term in office.