Drc Elections

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

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

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

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

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

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

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 9 Jan 2019

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

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

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