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On December 20, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is holding its first elections since the peaceful — but contested — transfer of power in 2019 from former President Joseph Kabila to current President Felix Tshisekedi. The elections come amid a climate of instability throughout the country, underpinned by conflict in the eastern regions, economic and social crises, and mistrust between the government and opposition. USIP’s Wapoenje Dacruz Evora and Elizabeth Murray examine the maj...

Nearly 40 million Congolese voters go to the polls for the next presidential election on 20 December with President Félix Tshisekedi...

Some 40 million people will vote in a country the size of Western Europe, home to vast mineral resources.

Some 40 million people will vote in a nation the size of Western Europe, home to vast mineral resources.