Gunfire Erupts in Congo's Capital As Kabila's Mandate Expires

Gunfire was heard in several parts of the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, early Tuesday morning as protesters took to
the streets calling for the resignation of current President Joseph Kabila.
Kabila's second term officially expired at midnight . Kabila, who has been in power for 15 years, is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term.
Shops were closed in the main square on Monday, and soldiers and police outnumbered passersby in the capital in anticipation of possible violence. Social media access has been
blocked and protests were outlawed. The UN human rights office in Congo said 28 people were arrested in Kinshasa and 46 in the eastern
cities of Goma and Bukavu.