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Congo-Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of Congo Prepares to Hold Elections
VOA, 11 December 2023
Campaigning for the top job in the Democratic Republic of Congo is in full swing, a little more than a week before the country is due to hold presidential elections. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: The Most Underrated Man in African Politics Could Soon Be Re-Elected in the DRC
Daily Maverick, 11 December 2023
DRC President Félix Tshisekedi, the underdog who is now the top dog, has surprised time and again by triumphing over his rivals. But now he is coming up against his most… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Elections - Three Factors That Have Shaped Tshisekedi's Bumpy First Term As President
The Conversation Africa, 6 December 2023
Africa's second-largest country by land mass, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is scheduled to go to the polls on 20 December 2023. President Felix Tshisekedi will be… Read more »
Tshisekedi Seen in Lead as Campaigning Starts in DR Congo
Elections are scheduled to take place on December 20th in Africa's second-largest country by land mass, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi is seeking a second term, along with some 25 other candidates including Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege; Martin Fayulu, who is considered by many to have won in 2018; and the former governor of copper-rich Katanga region, Moise Katumbi.
"The most underrated man in African politics could soon be re-elected in the DRC," veteran journalist Phillip van Niekerk, says of Tshisekedi in an article for Daily Maverick. Historian Reuben Loffman, in an article for The Conversation, says Tshisekedi's first tenure "has been decidedly mixed", while also pointing to successes, including the joining the East African Community and "a modest upturn in economic growth since the pandemic." The voting takes place against the backdrop of rising conflict in easter Congo and growing tensions between DR Congo and its eastern neighbor, Rwanda.
The app created by the National Independent Election Commission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that allows voters to register and research information on candidates in the December 20, 2023, elections.
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Tensions are running high as the Democratic Republic of Congo prepares to hold parliamentary and presidential elections on December 20. Concerns over transparency and recurrent ... Read more »
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The resurgence of clashes in eastern Democratice Republic of Congo involving March 23 Movement (M23) militants and other armed groups and soldiers believed to be Read more »
