Football fans in the Democratic Republic of Congo are becoming vocal in the their opposition to delayed presidential elections.
During matches they remind President Joseph Kabila that his term is coming to an end on 19 December.
This is despite a constitutional court ruling that has granted him permission to stay in office until April 2018 as the electoral commission says it needs that time to update the voters’ roll.
At a recent match in the capital, Kinshasa, between the rival clubs of DC Motema Pembe and FC Renaissance, the two sides chanted in Lingala in unison: “Kabila, oyebela, mandat esili”, which means “Kabila, understand, your term is over”.
As one Kinshasa resident put it:
This is the anthem of revolution. The stadiums are increasingly becoming the place of choice for protests in DR Congo.”
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