Congo's Katumbi to Return Home When Vote Certain to Go Ahead
- Government has insisted elections will go ahead in December
- Anti-government protests have left 300 people dead since 2015
Moise Katumbi in Kigali.
Photographer: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images
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Democratic Republic of Congo presidential hopeful Moise Katumbi said he’ll return from exile once he’s convinced long-delayed presidential elections are going to take place.
The 53-year-old former governor of Congo’s copper-rich Katanga province would be the likeliest candidate to replace President Joseph Kabila if he’s allowed to compete in elections scheduled for December, according to a poll published last month.