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Two main DRC parties urge leaders to form coalition government

Africa Staff Reporter - 7 Mar 2019

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?

Africa Gemma Ritchie - 14 Jan 2019

Known as the ‘people’s soldier’, Fayulu is challenging the DRC’s December 30 election results

SADC urges unity government after DRC vote

Africa Agency - 14 Jan 2019

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

Article Gemma Ritchie - 13 Jan 2019

The international relations minister says the government is awaiting the final results

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DRC presidential runner-up asks court to cancel result

Africa Samir Tounsi - 13 Jan 2019

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

Article Editorial - 11 Jan 2019

The DRC is a complex, challenging political quagmire

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DRC Catholic Church says vote result ‘does not reflect’ polling station data

Africa Agency - 10 Jan 2019

France's top diplomat says the Church's count indicated Felix Tshisekedi's opposition rival Martin Fayulu had actually won

Who is Felix Tshisekedi?

Africa Gemma Ritchie - 10 Jan 2019

The president-elect of the DRC says he will be the people’s president

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DRC’s Tshisekedi: Son, heir and president-elect

Africa Samir Tounsi - 10 Jan 2019

Since his father founded the UDPS in 1982, the party has served as an opposition mainstay in the DRC

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Hopes rise that DRC’s elections are in home stretch

Africa Samir Tounsi - 9 Jan 2019

The country is in flux over a thrice-delayed presidential vote

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DRC election results could be counted in ’24-48 hours’ — official

Africa Staff Reporter - 9 Jan 2019

Opposition presidential candidate Martin Fayulu earlier on Tuesday warned electoral authorities 'not to disguise the truth of the polls'

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What DRC’s flawed election means for emerging democratic culture in Africa

Africa Staff Reporter - 8 Jan 2019

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

Africa Agency - 6 Jan 2019

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

Africa Samir Tounsi - 1 Jan 2019

The DRC has never had a peaceful transition of power since independence from Belgium in 1960, and bloodshed marred elections in 2006 and 2011

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Bemba’s party to appeal after ex-warlord barred from DRC vote

Africa Agency - 25 Aug 2018

The DRC's election commission ruled out Bemba running on the basis that he was "convicted by the International Criminal Court" for bribing witnesses

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