Republic of Congo opposition leader in hospital with Covid-19 on eve of election

An election poster featuring opposition presidential candidate Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas (AP/Lebon Chansard Ziavoula)

The leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo is receiving oxygen in hospital after being diagnosed with Covid-19 on the eve of the country’s election.

Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, 61, had missed his final campaign event on Friday after telling some reporters a day earlier that he feared he had malaria.