Drc Elections
latest news & developments
Two main DRC parties urge leaders to form coalition government
The stalemate has put a brake on Tshisekedi’s declared ambitions of reforming a country marked by corruption and rights abuses.
Who is Martin Fayulu?
Known as the ‘people’s soldier’, Fayulu is challenging the DRC’s December 30 election results
SADC urges unity government after DRC vote
The regional bloc has urged ‘all political leaders to consider a negotiated political settlement for an all-inclusive government’ in the DRC
SA supports DRC’s peaceful election — Sisulu
The international relations minister says the government is awaiting the final results
DRC presidential runner-up asks court to cancel result
Martin Fayulu has appealed to the Constitutional Court to annul the provisional result which awarded victory to his opposition rival Felix Tshisekedi
Editorial: Big-man politics again blots out the Congolese
The DRC is a complex, challenging political quagmire
DRC Catholic Church says vote result ‘does not reflect’ polling station data
France’s top diplomat says the Church’s count indicated Felix Tshisekedi’s opposition rival Martin Fayulu had actually won
Who is Felix Tshisekedi?
The president-elect of the DRC says he will be the people’s president
DRC’s Tshisekedi: Son, heir and president-elect
Since his father founded the UDPS in 1982, the party has served as an opposition mainstay in the DRC
Hopes rise that DRC’s elections are in home stretch
The country is in flux over a thrice-delayed presidential vote
DRC election results could be counted in ’24-48 hours’ — official
Opposition presidential candidate Martin Fayulu earlier on Tuesday warned electoral authorities ‘not to disguise the truth of the polls’
What DRC’s flawed election means for emerging democratic culture in Africa
Efforts to pull off democratic elections that could pass muster in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are hanging by a thread
DRC on edge as election results postponed
The December 30 vote saw 21 candidates run to replace President Joseph Kabila, who has ruled the vast, conflict-ridden country for almost 18 years
DRC: State says it cut internet to avoid ‘uprising’ after vote
The DRC has never had a peaceful transition of power since independence from Belgium in 1960, and bloodshed marred elections in 2006 and 2011
Bemba’s party to appeal after ex-warlord barred from DRC vote
The DRC’s election commission ruled out Bemba running on the basis that he was "convicted by the International Criminal Court" for bribing witnesses