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Vote counting is underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo after Wednesday's presidential and parliamentary elections, which have been extended into Thursday. Incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi is vying for a second term amid a backdrop of instability and conflict, particularly in the eastern provinces. Tshisekedi, first elected in 2019, faces stiff competition from a range…

Kinshasa, Dec. 22 (EFE) – While voting was taking place for the presidential elections, two attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces, a rebel group with diffuse ties to the Islamic State, killed at least 16 civilians between Thursday and Friday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a civil society activist confirmed to EFE. One …

Polling for the general elections will continue on Thursday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), announced Denis Kadima, president of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), Wednesday evening. POLLING EXTENDED "The polling stations which have not opened will open on Thursday," Kadima said, without giving further details. Some…

Record funding shortfalls are threatening World Food Programme operations and pushing already at-risk communities to the brink

The government of President Félix Tshisekedi now needs to firmly step forward and seize the opportunity.