Former rebel leader calls for peaceful election in Congo

The former rebel leader in Congo Brazzaville  Pastor Ntumi has called for a peaceful election in the country on Sunday 21 March.

Pastor Ntumi took up arms after the re-election of president Denis Sassou Nguesso in the previous election in 2016.

He said the election must not be an opportunity to reawaken what he called the old demons of division.

Utumi made the comment in Mounkala, a town between Brazzaville and pointe-noire, in the pool region, which is considered the agricultural breadbasket of Congo-Brazzaville.

Seven candidates are running on 21 March, including 77 years old incumbent president Sassou Nguesso, who has been in power for 36 years.