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Supporters of Felix Tshisekedi, leader of the Congolese main opposition party, the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) who was announced as the winner of the presidential elections, celebrate outside the party's headquarters in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 10, 2019.

Congo’s Catholic Church, one of the country’s most respected institutions, challenged Thursday’s official results from a chaotic presidential election, suggesting ...

Felix Tshisekedi, leader of Congolese main opposition party, the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS).

Opposition leader Tshisekedi wins DRC’s presidential election

by Bongisipho Magcaba

10 January 2019, 5:47 AM

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The election result could lead to Congo’s first democratic transfer of power since independence from Belgium in 1960, with longtime ...

The DRC has never had a peaceful transition of leader since it gained independence from Belgium in 1960.

Tense wait for election results in volatile DR Congo

by Raymond Akamby

6 January 2019, 9:57 PM

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A week after crucial elections to replace long-term president Joseph Kabila, the DR Congo was on tenterhooks Sunday with no ...

Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) agents count votes during an electricity cut.

Crackdown on dissent in tense DRC could ‘backfire’: UN

by Raymond Akamby

4 January 2019, 3:39 PM

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Attempts by authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to crack down on dissent during tense vote counting could "backfire", ...

African Union chief Moussa Faki Mahamat.

AU urges ‘respect’ for results of DR Congo vote

by Sesona Mahlahla

4 January 2019, 2:04 PM

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African Union chief Moussa Faki Mahamat called Friday for the results of Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential vote to be respected, ...

Opposition candidates Felix Tshisekedi (R), Martin Fayulu (2ndR) and the head of the African Union Election Observation Mission, former Malian President Dioncounda Traore (2ndL), leave after joint meeting on January 2, 2019 in Kinshasa.

DR Congo Catholic Church says it knows election outcome, urges ‘truth’

by Raymond Akamby

3 January 2019, 7:52 PM

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DR Congo's influential Roman Catholic Church said Thursday that it knew who had won the country's presidential elections and called ...

According to CENI's timetable, provisional results are due to be published by January 6, a goal that the commission had reaffirmed just on Tuesday.

DRC election panel may delay provisional results

by Bomkazi Malobola

3 January 2019, 2:48 PM

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The Democratic Republic of Congo's election commission may have to postpone publication of provisional results for a long-awaited presidential vote, ...

Agents of Congo's National Independent Electoral Commission count casted ballot papers after election at a polling station

Congo cuts internet for second day to avert “chaos” before poll results

by Wendy Mothata

2 January 2019, 7:02 AM

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Democratic Republic of Congo’s government cut internet connections and SMS services across the country for a second straight day on ...

Tense DRC counts vote in presidential poll

by Bomkazi Malobola

31 December 2018, 1:59 PM

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The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday began counting ballots from a presidential election marked by delays and fears of ...

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila casts his vote at a polling station in Kinshasa.

Kabila votes in Congo’s presidential election

by Luvuyo Mdeni

30 December 2018, 10:12 AM

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Outgoing Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila cast his ballot in Kinshasa on Sunday in the presidential elections that ...

The last polls close at 5 p.m., although voting will continue for those still in line.

Congo heads to the polls for tense, long-delayed presidential vote

by Raymond Akamby

30 December 2018, 8:12 AM

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Polling stations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo opened on Sunday for a presidential election that could lead to the ...

Election officials say close to 40-million people are eligible to vote.

DR Congo set to vote after troubled odyssey

by Raymond Akamby

30 December 2018, 6:29 AM

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Millions of voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo prepared to cast their ballots on Sunday in elections that will ...

DRC is preparing to go to the polls on Sunday.

Some DRC residents living in SA will not vote

by Lerato Matlala

29 December 2018, 7:46 PM

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As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) prepares for elections to choose Joseph Kabila's successor some citizens who reside in ...

The three frontrunners in DR Congo’s elections

by Raymond Akamby

29 December 2018, 10:39 AM

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Three men dominate the field of 21 candidates vying to become next president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa's ...

The election to replace Kabila was meant to take place in 2016 but has been repeatedly delayed.

Congolese soldiers fire in air to disperse election protesters

by Yolanda Mhlathi

27 December 2018, 3:44 PM

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Security forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo fired live rounds and teargas on Thursday to disperse demonstrators who burned ...

DR Congo postpones vote by a week, to Dec 30

by Skhangiwe Mthiyane

21 December 2018, 5:43 AM

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Long-delayed elections due to be held in DR Congo on Sunday will be postponed by a week after voting machines were destroyed ...

DRC's Electoral Commission President Corneille Nangaa Yobeluo (L) and Democratic Republic of Congo's Prime Minister Bruno Tshibala (R) take part in a meeting about a possible postponement of the vote, at the National Assembly, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Congo commission says election delay due to fire, ethnic violence – candidate

by Raymond Akamby

20 December 2018, 3:46 PM

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The president of Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral board cited a fire last week that destroyed ballot papers, an ongoing ...

SADC said on Wednesday that Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential election "went relatively well" despite chaotic scenes.

DR Congo election panel ‘may postpone vote for a week’

by Raymond Akamby

19 December 2018, 9:29 PM

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DR Congo's electoral supervisors may order a week-long postponement to presidential and legislative elections scheduled for Sunday, a senior official ...