Communications were cut in Congo’s capital Brazzaville, just hours
ahead of an opposition rally to protest against the president’s
controversial bid to extend his stay in power. Mobile internet services,
text messaging and French radio RFI’s signal were all cut, AFP news
agency reported on Tuesday.
Aljazeera reports:
An unusual number of police and members of the
gendarmerie were also out on the streets in opposition areas in the
southern districts of Brazzaville while many shops remained closed, the
news agency added.
The rally is being held ahead of Sunday’s referendum on a
constitutional reform that will determine whether veteran leader Denis
Sassou Nguesso – who has already had three decades in power – can seek
another presidential term.
The constitution currently bars the 72-year-old from running again as
there is an age limit of 70 as well as a maximum of two terms. Tens of
thousands of the president’s supporters staged a rally on Saturday to
back the constitutional changes.
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