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Violence Erupts in Congo Amid President’s Last-Gasp Effort to Stay in Power

Joseph Kabila made new appointments five minutes before his term officially expired

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Gunfire rang out across Congo’s capital and protesters poured into the streets as President Joseph Kabila made a last-ditch attempt to cling to power, appointing a new government five minutes before his two-term limit was due to expire.

At 11:55 p.m. local time, Congolese state television announced that Mr. Kabila had formed an expanded 65-member cabinet headed by opposition-leaning Prime Minister Samy Badibanga. The...

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