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Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba known professionally as Koffi Olomide has been barred from entering Zambia because of the many criminal allegations against him in the southern African country, and France. They include allegations of assaulting a photojournalist in Zambia during a previous tour. He has also been accused of sexually assaulting his dancers, kidnapping them and employing them without valid permits in France.
Olomide who is famed for popularizing the traditional Central African sound, Soukous with his waist twisting dance moves, has now been barred from entering into Zambia, a place he once referred to as his second home.
On Saturday, July 14, the French embassy in Zambia also called for the arrest of the singer, with France’s ambassador to Zambia, Sylvain Berger, threatening to involve Interpol to arrest Olomide, whom he said has not yet been cleared of the allegations against him in France.
Recall that in 2008, he was accused of kicking a cameraman at a concert in Kinshasa; the matter was resolved out of court, while in 2012 he was convicted of assaulting his producer, and received a three-month suspended sentence.
In July 2016 while on a concert trip to Kenya, he was caught on camera kicking one of his female dancers on arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport with the video going viral.
Olomide’s album Haut de Gamme: Koweït, Rive Gauche is listed in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.