Congo-Kinshasa: Slamming the Door On Democracy in the DRC

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Martin Fayulu, leader of the Lamuka coalition and winner of the recent presidential election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - but who is not the new president - wrote to Africa's leaders gathered for last week's African Union's (AU) summit.

He proposed two options: setting up a special AU commission to verify the 'truth of the ballot' in the DRC, or holding new elections in six months. Fayulu's letter had no impact, and his proposed options did not come even close to being a subject of discussion at the summit.

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