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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Election Campaigns Kick Off but Who Will Take the Lead?
DW, 22 November 2018
Campaigns have kicked off in the Democratic Republic of Congo ahead of the long awaited election on December 23. President Kabila has chosen a successor and parts of the opposition… Read more »
Race for DR Congo's Top Job Begins
While not all the demands of the opposition and civil society groups have been met on the release of political prisoners, the scepticism over the newly introduced voting machines and the registration of all presidential candidates, the election is now set for December 23. All in all, 21 presidential candidates are running for the top post.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Cracks Ruin Newly Launched Opposition Alliance
DW, 23 November 2018
Congolese opposition party UDPS has rejected Martin Fayulu as the main opposition candidate a day after he was picked. Now there are doubts whether the alliance will stand the test… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Calls for Credible Elections
VOA, 22 November 2018
The United States is calling for peaceful and credible elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where campaigns for next month's polls begin Friday. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Elections - the Field, the Rules and the Potential Game-Changers
African Arguments, 20 November 2018
Why one of the less popular candidates will probably win the presidential election. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Poll Looms. But the Election Is Unlikely to Bring Change
The Conversation Africa, 22 November 2018
It's no easy task to stage an election in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Just ask the country's electoral commission, which started 2017 by publicly announcing that the general… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC's Flawed Elections Will Probably Go Ahead
ISS, 22 November 2018
Martin Fayulu, one of the main opposition candidates in the upcoming Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) elections, arrived back in Kinshasa this week for the first time since the… Read more »
InFocus
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Emmanuel Shadary was not considered among the most influential contenders nor did he have immediate presidential ambitions. In fact, the former minister had registered to run in ... Read more »
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The selection of little known Martin Fayulu as the the opposition's single candidate sparked outrage from the grassroots, forcing the more popular Felix Tshisekedi to pull out of ... Read more »
