Congo Opposition Leader Died 3 Months Ago. He’s Still Waiting to Be Buried.
Since then, party officials, including Félix Tshisekedi, Mr. Tshisekedi’s son
and successor, have been denied entry to the headquarters or have had to shove their way through a cordon of police officers, said Abraham Luakabuanga, a party spokesman.
that It’s a frame-up to prevent the return of the body of our president, Étienne Tshisekedi, and to delay his funeral,
Étienne Tshisekedi — who for 40 years led the opposition against three dictators, including Mr. Kabila’s father, the previous president,
and Mr. Kabila himself — died in February in Belgium.
Not long after that deal was reached, one of the prime negotiators
and the main opposition leader, Mr. Tshisekedi, died, and a power struggle erupted over who should succeed him atop the opposition coalition, known as Rassemblement.
In a series of episodes apparently intended to thwart the body’s expected homecoming this week, a police vehicle
and a police station in front of the opposition headquarters were set on fire on Tuesday by unidentified assailants.
Brussels said that We agreed with the government on the location of a new burial ground,
