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updated 10:20 AM UTC, Dec 13, 2023

Congo Expels Ambassador Over EU Sanctions

Unic Press UK: The foreign ministry of the Democratic Republic of Congo said that the European Union (EU) Ambassador, Bart Ouvry would be expelled in response to the renewal of EU sanctions against Congolese officials, the Reuters new medium reported.

The decision to expel the ambassador was announced Thursday by the Foreign Ministry after a meeting with foreign ambassadors in Kinshasa – the country’s capital and the largest city.

The Democratic Republic of Congo, currently the world’s leading producer of cobalt, would Sunday hold a general election to elect a president; and the current president Joseph Kabila is among the presidential candidates.

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