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Congo opposition leader Bemba to return next week for presidential bid

Jean-Pierre Bemba homecoming might shake up Congolese politics ahead of December’s elections. [Reuters]

Congolese opposition leader and former warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba, whose war crimes convictions were quashed in May, will return to the country next week to submit his candidacy for president, a party official said on Monday.

His homecoming after serving a decade in prison at The Hague could dramatically shake up Congolese politics ahead of December’s long-delayed election, which is meant to choose a successor to Joseph Kabila.

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