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REUTERS
LUBUMBASHI
The UN peacekeeping mission in Congo condemned the arrest of about 30 opposition members amid a crackdown on dissent by President Joseph Kabila's government.
The arrests occurred in the eastern city of Lubumbashi on Sunday when police broke up a meeting by the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) party on the eve of a return to the city of opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi after a long absence, party members told Reuters.
Congo is struggling to deal with high political tension and security concerns are threatening to spiral out of control in Africa's largest copper producer because of Kabila's refusal to hold elections when his presidential mandate expired nearly a year ago.
The election commission said earlier this month that an election to replace Kabila, who came to power after his father's assassination in 2001, will not be possible before April 2019 at the earliest - raising the prospect of long-term unrest.
