At least 44 dead amid street clashes and election protests in DR Congo

More than 44 people have been killed in DR Congo in two days of street clashes between security forces and protesters against a delayed presidential election, a senior Human Rights Watch researcher said.

Thousands took to the streets of DR Congo's capital, Kinshasa, on Monday to oppose an election delay which they call an effort by President Joseph Kabila to stay in power beyond the end of his mandate in late December.