Unrest continues in post-poll Congo

Police in Congo’s capital prowled opposition neighbourhoods, rounding up young men who were seen being dragged out of their homes and shoved into waiting cars, a day after the government announced that the country’s opposition leader had lost the disputed presidential election.

Public transport was suspended in the sprawling city of Kinshasa, tyres continued to burn in sections of the city that had voted for opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi and bus companies ordered their fleets off the streets.