Belgium, Congo activists urge probe into Congo corruption claims

By Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) - Belgium's foreign minister and democracy activists in Democratic Republic of Congo called on Congolese authorities to investigate allegations that high-ranking officials stole millions of dollars in public funds. The accusations surfaced shortly after the postponement of an election for a successor to President Joseph Kabila, originally scheduled for next month, until at least April 2018. In an article last week, the Belgian newspaper Le Soir cited documents pr