Riot police hold their position as they attempt to disperse supporters of Democratic Republic of Congo's opposition Presidential candidate Moise Katumbi as they escort him to the prosecutor's office over government allegations he hired mercenaries in a plot against the state in Lubumbashi, the capital of Katanga province, May 13, 2016. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday voiced concern about reports of rising political tension in the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to uncertainty about a presidential election scheduled to take place later this year.
The U.N. statement comes days after three Congolese activists, arrested hours before a general strike in February to demand that President Joseph Kabila leave power when his mandate expires this year, were sentenced to a year in prison.
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