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DR Congo authorities ban Kinshasa rallies over tensions
Tshisekedi was elected in December to replace Kabila who presided over sub-Saharan Africa's biggest country for nearly two decades.
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Security issues dominate Tshisekedi’s first tour of DRC after election
Hamstrung by a parliament and local officials in the sway of Joseph Kabila, DRC President Felix Tshisekedi has largely failed to exert his authority.
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After election upheaval, DR Congo inaugurates new Parliament
The session opened just four days after Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in as president of the country, replacing Joseph Kabila who had ruled the country since 2001.
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SA, Kenya join regional leaders in congratulating Tshisekedi for DRC poll win
President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta say Sunday’s ruling by the Constitutional Court in Kinshasa confirms Felix Tshisekedi’s election win requires all actors to respect this exercise of DRC national sovereignty.
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Fayulu rejects court ruling declaring Tshisekedi as DRC president
Fayulu says the Constitutional Court has confirmed serving a dictatorial regime by validating what he calls false results and enabling a constitutional coup.
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DR Congo court declares Tshisekedi winner of disputed elections
Runner-up Martin Fayulu immediately called on the international community to reject the results, after the court said his appeal was "unfounded".
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DR Congo court to examine election appeal from Tuesday
Fayulu, likewise from the opposition, was declared runner-up in the 30 December poll to choose a successor to President Joseph Kabila, in power for the last 18 years.
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Kabila supporters win majority in DRC vote: AFP tally
Pro-Kabila parties had passed the 250-seat threshold required to secure a majority in the 500-seat assembly.
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DR Congo divided over opposition chief's election
Thursday's announcement that an opposition candidate had won the December race to replace President Joseph Kabila was a historic first for the country.
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World reaction cautious to disputed DR Congo vote result
Provisional results from the Democratic Republic of Congo's much-troubled election granted victory to opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi.
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Opposition's Tshisekedi wins historic DRC presidential poll
The election's supervisors had faced mounting pressure at home and abroad to publish the results after repeated delays stoked fears for the giant country's stability.
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SA requests UNSC to postpone scheduled DR Congo meeting until Friday
The western member of the 15-nation UN powerhouse and human rights watchdog groups are urging South Africa to intervene with the Kinshasa government.
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HRW urges SA govt to pressure DRC to release election results
The report by Human Rights Watch of irregularities and suppression of voting rights at the DRC election is at odds with regional grouping SADC’s finding that the poll had been relatively well managed.
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Vote counting underway in DRC following elections
Long queues, broken-down electronic voting machines and torrential rain in the capital Kinshasa marked the Congolese presidential election.
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Delays, storms mar start to Congo's presidential vote
A Reuters witness in the eastern city of Goma saw residents casting their votes, but another polling station in the city was still closed 90 minutes after polls opened at 6am.
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DR Congo candidates meet on eve of vote amid unrest fears
Voters are due to cast their ballots on Sunday to decide who will replace incumbent President Joseph Kabila, stepping aside after nearly 18 years at the helm.
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DRC's electoral laws being applied accordingly, says Kabila
Angry voters have embarked on a general strike and taken to the streets of the eastern capital Goma, saying the postponement of the poll in certain cities is an attempt to rig the election.
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Strike call, protests in DR Congo after new election delay
Delayed several times, the election will be the Democratic Republic of Congo's first presidential ballot in seven years.
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Powerful trio cast a shadow over Congo poll
If elections successfully take place on Sunday, it would mark the first peaceful transition of power in the DRC's post-colonial history.
