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A Congolese woman voting in 2011. Congolese citizens have had to wait for two years now to choose a successor to president Joseph Kabila, whose term ended in 2016 (Photo: MONUSCO Photos)

Congo expels EU ambassador ahead of elections

Diplomatic relations between the EU and Congo reached a low point on Thursday (27 December) as Congolese authorities told EU ambassador Bart Ouvry to leave the country within 48 hours - before Sunday's presidential elections.

A spokesman told news agency AFP the EU "regrets this decision and considers it as completely unjustified".

"On the eve of very challenging elections in DRC, such a decision can only be considered counterproductive," the spokesman added, referring to the abbr...

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A Congolese woman voting in 2011. Congolese citizens have had to wait for two years now to choose a successor to president Joseph Kabila, whose term ended in 2016 (Photo: MONUSCO Photos)

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