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Congo’s president says he has confidence an upcoming vote will be rolled out credibly, as tensions mount that a severe lack of electoral preparation could throw the conflict-riddled nation into
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s president says he has confidence Wednesday’s vote will be rolled out credibly, as tensions mount that a severe lack of electoral preparation could throw the conflict-riddled nation into disarray. “We must stop scaring people,” President Felix Tshisekedi told The Associated Press. “We’ll be going (to the polls) with complete confidence […]
Young people - many of whom suffer from chronic underemployment - make up an important voting bloc. Over 60 percent of the country of 100 million people are under 20 years old
Elisha Manishimwe longs to return to his village in eastern Congo to vote in this month’s presidential election. But for two years he has lived in a displacement camp with thousands of others after fleeing for his life. His fatigue is compounded by despair. Many of the displaced do not even have voter’s cards. The…
Gedeon, 22, driving his auto-rickshaw through the bustling streets of DR Congo's capital Kinshasa, said he never imagined he would end up doing the job he does.