DR Congo Election Marked By Delays, Irregularities
Millions of voters cast ballots in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a widely anticipated election that could mark the African giant's first democratic transfer of power or tip it further into violence.
Peacekeepers in Beni territory, North Kivu.(file photo)
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Internet, SMS Shutdown Threatens Crediblity of Election
DW, 1 January 2019
Internet, SMS messages and media have been restricted for a second day following a chaotic election. The opposition claims the government is committing election fraud. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Vote Counting Begins
VOA, 31 December 2018
Ballot counting is underway in Sunday's long-delayed presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo that could mark the country's first peaceful transition of power… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Voters Go to Polls in Long-Delayed Elections
DW, 30 December 2018
Voters in Congo are casting ballots in a poll that could bring the country its first peaceful transfer of power since it gained independence. But observers say the threat of… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Election Marked By Delays, Irregularities
DW, 30 December 2018
Voters in the DR Congo are voting in an historic election that will shape the future of the turbulent African country. Delays, irregularities and voting problems threaten the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
DR Congo Goes to the Polls, but Kabila Intends to Stay On
DW, 30 December 2018
For two years, elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo were delayed. But now, as the country waits for a new leader, it is clear that Joseph Kabila intends to stay on, writes… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Voting Underway in DR Congo
RFI, 30 December 2018
Voting has begun in Democratic Republic of Congo in long-delayed elections amid concerns over violence and technical issues. Voting has been postponed further in Beni, Butembo and… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Congolese Voters Brave Rain, Chaos to Cast Votes
RFI, 30 December 2018
Torrential rain in the capital, long delays at polling stations and broken-down machines have marred the Democratic Republic of Congo's long-awaited polls, but large numbers of… Read more »
InFocus
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The elections, which have already been delayed by two years, will go ahead on Sunday except in three cities that the electoral commission says are too hard-hit by Ebola and ... Read more »
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The head of the Independent National Election Commission Corneille Nangaa has said that the fire broke out around 2am in a building where election materials were being kept. Read more »
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Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, already postponed several times since 2016, have been postponed by another week. In a guest column for AllAfrica, written before the ... Read more »
