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Democratic Republic of Congos powerful Catholic bishops conference and Protestant churches on Thursday demanded an independent inquiry be opened into irregularities and alleged legal violations... -January 04, 2024 at 12:33 pm EST - MarketScreener

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's powerful Catholic bishops conference and Protestant churches on Thursday demanded an independent inquiry be opened into irregularities and alleged legal violations observed during December general elections.

FREETOWN (Reuters) -Sierra Leone's ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with four offences including treason for his alleged role in a failed military attempt to topple the West African country's government in November, a court in the capital Freetown said on Wednesday.

FREETOWN (Reuters) -Sierra Leone's ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with treason as part of investigations into a failed military attem...

By Ange Kasongo and Benoit Nyemba KINSHASA (Reuters) - The head of Democratic Republic of Congo's election commission on Friday said it would meet a D...

The head of Democratic Republic of Congos election commission on Friday said it would meet a Dec. 31 deadline for the release of full provisional presidential results, dismissing opposition calls... -December 29, 2023 at 04:33 pm EST - MarketScreener

By Ange Kasongo and Benoit Nyemba KINSHASA (Reuters) - The head of Democratic Republic of Congos election commission on Friday said it would meet a ...

KINSHASA (Reuters) - The head of Democratic Republic of Congo's election commission on Friday said it would meet a Dec. 31 deadline for the release of full provisional presidential results, dismissing opposition calls for a re-run of the disputed vote as the response of "bad losers."

KINSHASA (Reuters) -Congo police fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse a protest by opposition supporters in the capital Kinshasa calling for a re-run of last week's chaotic presidential and legislative elections. The disputed vote threatens to further destabilise poverty-stricken Congo, which is already grappling with a security crisis in the east that has hampered development in the world's top producer of cobalt and other industrial minerals and metals. Five of President Felix T...

Opposition candidates in Democratic Republic of Congo's chaotic presidential election plan to march in the capital on Wednesday, despite authorities banning the protest and early results showing the incumbent with a large lead.