Congo beefs up security ahead of Francophone Games

KINSHASA: Congo has stepped up security in the capital Kinshasa amid concerns about the safety of athletes taking part in the International Francophone Games starting this week, the government said on Tuesday.

Around 4,500 additional police backed by state security agents have been deployed ahead of the event, the game’s coordinator Isidor Kwanja said.

Athletes will be personally escorted by the police and their accommodation has been fitted with surveillance cameras.