Police fired tear gas at opposition supporters in Congo Republic on Sunday, witnesses said, after voting ended in a poll expected to see long-time leader Denis Sassou Nguesso extend his three-decade rule.
The government ordered mobile phone and internet services cut for the day across the oil-producing Central African country “for reasons of security and public tranquillity”, a government official said. It also banned motor vehicle use nationwide.
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