Democratic Republic Of Congo
More tension is rising between DR Congo and India following the death of a Congolese student in the hand of Indian police last week.
Indian businesses and vehicles were apparently torched in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital on Thursday, according to the police, further igniting the fallout.
A dozen of Indian businesses were looted in Kinshasa following the death of Joël Malu, a Congolese student in Bangalore, India.
Kinshasa police said the mob looted shops, warehouses and torched three cars after a false rumor went around that another Congolese national had died in India.
Police recovered 40 bales of clothing and arrested three protesters.
Following the death of Malu, protests ensued and at least six nationals of African countries were injured on Monday during a scuffle with police in India’s southern Bangalore.
Joel Malu, 27, was detained by police two weeks ago over charges of possessing a small cache of banned psychotropic ecstasy pills, but died in custody early Monday after suffering cardiac arrest, an officer said.
“He was diagnosed with Bradycardia and was administered with several rounds of CPR and other life-saving interventions but died due to a suspected cardiac arrest,” the officer said.
The demonstrators refuted the police claim that Malu had died of cardiac arrest and accused them of falsely detaining him before police used batons to push back the protesters and arrested a dozen demonstrators.
00:59
DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya elected to Human Rights Council
01:53
Mixed reactions among Kenyans following the impeachment of the deputy president
00:50
Tunisians head to the polls to vote in presidential election, opposition calls for boycott
01:16
Democratic Republic of Congo kicks off vaccinations against mpox, following delays
01:14
Ghana reports first case of mpox this year; almost 35,000 cases reported in Africa since January
01:00
Three-day protests begin in Ghana, demanding release of detained activists