DRC Crisis

Activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo say at least 17 people have been killed during clashes between police and protesters in the capital, Kinshasa. Anti-government protestors in the Democratic Republic of Congo have blocked roads and burned vehicles in the capital, Kinshasa, after police stopped them from staging a march. The demonstrators are demanding that President Joseph Kabila step down when his mandate ends in December. Riot police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of people who were throwing stones as they tried to march towards parliament. To help us discuss this we are now joined on the line by:• Richard Iroanya: Peace Building and Conflict Transformation Department at the University of South Africa. • Aditi Lalbahadur: Programme Manager: Foreign Policy at the South African Institute of International Affairs• Jean Noel Ba-Mweze: Channel Africa correspondent in the DRC, Kinshasa• Ben Mpoko: DRC Ambassador to South Africa