DR Congo President fires thousands accused of corruption

Jan 6th, 2010 1:02 PM UTC
By Chris Scott

BBC reports along with other news outlets that the Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila has fired or forcibly retired almost 3,000 government employees as part of what Budget Minister Michel Lokolo calls a larger fight against corruption.

This is not the first time President Kabila has taken such measures. Back in July, he fired 165 judges and prosecutors also accused of corruption.

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