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TRT World interview with Vava Tampa, he is a Congolese activist, and founder of Save the Congo.

Opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have called for a nationwide strike, hours before the country votes for a new president.

At the same time, the government has given the EU ambassador two days to leave. The EU imposed sanctions on more Congolese nationals in 2016, including the candidate now being backed by President Joseph Kabila. The former interior minister Emmanuel Shadary is accused of obstructing the electoral process and cracking down against protestors. This week, the election commission said - people living in three opposition strongholds would not be allowed to vote on Sunday due to security issues and the spread of Ebola.