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Congo Expels EU Ambassador Ahead of Presidential Election

by Reuters

   KINSHASA --

   Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday said it would expel European
   Union Ambassador Bart Ouvry in response to the recent renewal of EU
   sanctions against Congolese officials including the ruling coalition's
   candidate in a presidential election.

   The decision, announced by the Foreign Ministry after a meeting with
   foreign ambassadors in Kinshasa, comes two years after sanctions were
   first imposed, and just three days before the long-anticipated election
   is due to take place.