Democratic Republic of Congo said that it expelled a French journalist working for Reuters because she was in breach of immigration rules.
Sonia Rolley received a written summons on Tuesday to present herself to immigration police in Kinshasa, who she said confiscated her passport and put her on a flight to Paris via Addis Ababa. No reason for the decision was provided to her at the time, and she was not permitted to collect any personal belongings, she said.
In a statement on Wednesday, Congo's Ministry of Communications and Media said Rolley had not followed the required procedure to stay and exercise a profession in Congo and that she was "seen out with dignity."
