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| DR Congo election: Protesters demand Kabila departure | DR Congo election: Protesters demand Kabila departure |
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| Police in Kinshasa have fired teargas to disperse demonstrators calling for President Joseph Kabila to step down. | |
| Protesters have set up barricades and torched cars on one of the main roads in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, a BBC correspondent says. | Protesters have set up barricades and torched cars on one of the main roads in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, a BBC correspondent says. |
| The opposition says Mr Kabila is trying to delay the poll in order to remain in power beyond his two-term limit. | The opposition says Mr Kabila is trying to delay the poll in order to remain in power beyond his two-term limit. |
| The electoral commission was meant to announce a date for presidential elections, due in November, on Monday. | The electoral commission was meant to announce a date for presidential elections, due in November, on Monday. |
| Protesters had planned to march to the commission's headquarters to demand a precise election timetable. | |
| Police have made at least 10 arrests, with hundreds of protesters out on the streets, reports BBC Afrique's Poly Muzalia from the capital. | |
| Most schools and shops are closed in Kinshasa, with those not involved in the protests staying inside to avoid any trouble, our reporter adds. | |
| Election officials and the government say the poll may have to be delayed because of difficulties in organising them in the vast central African state. | Election officials and the government say the poll may have to be delayed because of difficulties in organising them in the vast central African state. |
| A government-backed effort to work out a solution to the political crisis, called a "national dialogue", has been boycotted by most opposition parties. | A government-backed effort to work out a solution to the political crisis, called a "national dialogue", has been boycotted by most opposition parties. |
| Mr Kabila's second term, the maximum allowed under the country's constitution, is due to expire on 20 December. | Mr Kabila's second term, the maximum allowed under the country's constitution, is due to expire on 20 December. |
| DR Congo has never had a smooth transfer of power since independence more than 55 years ago. | DR Congo has never had a smooth transfer of power since independence more than 55 years ago. |