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DR Congo's government to ban protests against election 'irregularities'

Congolese presidential candidate Moise Katumbi greets supporters after casting his vote at the Bwakya School polling station in Lubumbashi on December 20, 2023. © Patrick Meinhardt, AFP

Democratic Republic of Congo's government on Tuesday is to ban an opposition protest planned for Wednesday over last week's chaotic national election as early results showed President Felix Tshisekedi in the lead. 

Five opposition presidential candidates called the joint demonstration in the capital Kinshasa over alleged election irregularities.

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