are underway in the democratic republic of congo to receive the body of former opposition leader etienne tshisekedi he died 2 years ago in belgium at the age of $84.00 after a long illness and its cool crisis in the d.r. see led to the delay of his funeral because of fears it would spark opposition protests crowds are expected to gather at the national stadium in kinshasa later on thursday. a judge in spain has jailed the head of mexico's biggest steelmaker while has decided whether he should be extradited to face corruption charges in his home country alonzo and see the elizondo was arrested at the main airport on the mediterranean island of new york he's wanted in mexico as part of the president's anti corruption drug. well they were born in italy grew up there and speak the language but were told they would get citizenship after helping to save a hijacked bus full of children are still waiting for the government to keep its promise cases filling calls for for citizenship laws to be changed from room reports. has been called a hero him and his classmate help save the lives of 51 studen

now the body of the former opposition leader of the democratic republic of congo etienne tshisekedi has just arrived in kinshasa these are live pictures coming to us here at al-jazeera from the airport in kinshasa and chickadees body arriving back in his home country we can see the casket draped in the flag just left the plane the pool bearers on either side of the casket about to move off he died 2 years ago in belgium at the age of 84 after a long illness a political crisis in the d r c led to the delay of his funeral because of fears it would spark opposition protests there and crowds are expected to gather at the national stadium in kinshasa a bit later but these are just live pictures here coming to us from the airport in kinshasa as the body of 83 year old a former opposition figure etienne tshisekedi arrives back home. now instead one person was killed when rapid support forces opened fire on an area where protesters have gathered in the capital khartoum it comes as his groups declare their 2 day strike a success protest groups are now threatening more civil disobedience to try t

underway in the democratic republic of congo to receive the body of the formal opposition leader etienne tshisekedi he died 2 years ago in belgium at the age of $84.00 after a long illness political crisis in the d.l.c. led to the delay of his funeral because of fears that it would spark opposition protests crowds are expected to gather at the national stadium and can charge later on thursday or etienne tshisekedi was a prominent critic of the former leader who too sexy seiko and co-founded the union for democracy and social progress party in 1982 he became an opponent to laurent kabila who was assassinated in 2001 and his son joseph kabila who govern the country for 18 years almost 2 years after katy's death his son felix was sworn in as president although december's elections were marred by claims of fraud it was considered the 1st peaceful transfer of power in the d.l.c. in 60 years earlier we spoke to ben shephard a consulting fellow for the africa program at chatham house he says that etienne tshisekedi had a significant role in democratic republic of congo's politics. the return of

had gathered hours in advance to pay their respects to the man many so affectionately called papa etienne. >> it's really an extraordinary day. it is the father of our democracy who is gone. he is everything. e was the bough of our tree. >> he must rest because he has dedean lot. i am happy we can have a ceremony worthy of his name. >> in february 2017, the immensely popular person died. his family and the party he had led failed to reach an a agreemt with the former president. the regime fearing it would ignite political unrest. the deadlock ended in 2018 when his son felix rose to pow irpaving the way for his father's body to finally return home after two years in a belgium morgue. his casket will be displayed on friday before a state funeral on saturday in a town east of the capital. >> the anti-establishment party demao as the leader. he scored a resounding 80%. after the result was announced, he promised a profound reorganization. vote of confidence following last week's defeat in the european parliamentary election, five stars scoring just 17th, half as much as the ruling coalition

he's a long awaited homecoming for the body of former opposition leader etienne tshisekedi. the casket is placed in a refrigerated structure in the center of the stadium crowned with a v. for victory. tshisekedi's symbol during decadess of political struggle. placed on his coffin a battery to reflect h his signanature st. his s son felix tshisekedi now e country's president cases respect in front of the crowd. his father died at the age of eighty four in belgium in. twenty seventeen and so never saw his son with the twenty eighteen election. in the country's first peaceful transition of power. his family and his party had failed to reach a repatriation agreement with former president joseph kabila. the regime fearing it was ignite political unrest. but for the ecstasy caddies election finally pave the way for his father's body to return home the funeral and burial is set to take place on saturday. the angolan president is attending the ceremonieies as is his rwandan counterpart pokagon me showing up for the warming and frosty ties b between the neighboring nations. go to alg

underway in the democratic republic of congo to receive the body of the former opposition leader etienne just a katie he died 2 years ago in belgium at the age of $84.00 after a long illness political crisis of the sea led to the delay of his funeral because of fears that it would spark opposition protests crowds are expected to gather at the national stadium in kinshasa later on thursday well m.t.n. just to katie was a prominent critic of the former leader a boot who says he said go and co-founded the union for democracy and social progress party in 1982 he became an opponent to laurent kabila who was assassinated in 2001 and his son joseph kabila who govern the country for 18 years almost 2 years after his katy's death his son felix was sworn in as president although december's elections were marred by claims of fraud it was considered the 1st peaceful transfer of power in the democratic republic of congo in 60 is let's speak to ben shephard who's a consulting fellow for the africa program at chatham house he joins us now by of from london so a peaceful transfer of power ben but we sti