Fears Ahead of DR Congo Legislative Polls
Given the government's repression of any form of socio-political contestation, infighting between former allies of the presidential majority, and a history of hotly contested elections, the stage is set for violence as citizens head to the polls on July 16, writes Fonteh Akum for Institute for Security Studies.
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Elections Likely to Worsen Political Crisis
ISS, 11 July 2017
The Republic of the Congo will proceed with legislative and local elections on 16 July despite complex political and economic challenges, and an ongoing humanitarian crisis in the… Read more »
Manifestations in Kinshasa (file photo).
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