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Kabila sentenced to death: What it means for DRC and what’s next
President Felix Tshisekedi’s government accuses the former leader of allying with the M23 rebel group.
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DR Congo elections: Fayulu calls for peaceful resistance
DRC 2018 presidential candidate Martin Fayulu urged supporters to embrace ‘peaceful resistance’ at a rally in Kinshasa.
Published On 3 Feb 2019
DR Congo internet restored after 20-day suspension
DR Congo government officials shut off internet and SMS services nationwide to prevent election result ‘chaos’.
Citing ‘serious doubts’, AU urges delay to final DRC vote results
African Union agrees to urgently send ‘high-level delegation’ to Kinshasa to find way out of DRC’s political crisis.
Africa regional bloc calls for emergency Congo meeting
Talks called by southern African bloc comes as the constitutional court begins hearing an appeal against vote results.
Another African bloc calls for DR Congo vote recount
CIRGL, which includes Kenya and Uganda, calls for recount in order to guarantee transparency of poll results.
From: Inside Story
An ‘electoral coup’ in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
Felix Tshisekedi is announced the winner of the DRC’s presidential election amid concerns over the election’s validity.
Published On 10 Jan 2019
Who is Felix Tshisekedi, DR Congo’s president-elect?
If losing candidates concede defeat, it will be the DRC’s first peaceful transfer of power since independence.
From: Talk to Al Jazeera
‘No revenge’: Martin Fayulu on DRC elections and corruption
The DRC opposition’s presidential candidate discusses the elections, corruption and his country’s future post-Kabila.
Published On 5 Jan 2019
DR Congo election observers say setbacks kept many from voting
More than one million voters in three opposition strongholds were excluded because of concerns about security and Ebola.
DR Congo election results ‘could be delayed’
Counting centres await more than 80 percent of local tallies as internet shutdown continues and broadcasts are curbed.
