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Africa: AU's Kagame, Heads of State Step In Over DR Congo Electoral Crisis
allAfrica, 18 January 2019
The African Union (AU) appears determined to make a decisive, high-level intervention to resolve the political crisis generated by the contested results of the Congolese elections. Read more »
AU Has 'Serious Doubts' About DR Congo Election Results
The African Union has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to suspend the release of the final results of its disputed presidential election . The AU's call came after a meeting of the bloc's leaders in Addis Ababa.
An election worker shows a set of results after the December 30 vote.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Constitutional Court to Rule On Electoral Challenge
DW, 18 January 2019
Congo has rebuffed African Union calls for the Constitutional Court to delay announcing the final result of DRC's December election. The AU cited "serious doubts on the conformity… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: AU Calls for Suspension of Final Election Result Announcement
DW, 17 January 2019
The African Union says "serious doubts" remain over Democratic Republic of Congo's election results. The AU isn't alone in expressing qualms about the outcome of the presidential… Read more »
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Africa: Communiqué On the Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
African Union, 17 January 2019
Following consultations between the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) and President of the Republic of Rwanda, H.E. Paul Kagame, and leaders of the International Conference on… Read more »
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