Kabila insists DRC election is free and fair
President Joseph Kabila says he’s confident today’s elections to replace him as President of the Democratic Republic of Congo will be free and fair. The poll which will produce the first democratic change of president in the central African giant has been marred by delays and the postponement of voting effectively disenfranchising more than 1,2 […]
Country that provides vital cellphone material goes to the polls
The country that’s a source for a vital component in cellphones the world over goes into an election today that it hopes will end its turmoil. Running up to the poll, the Democratic Republic of Congo has gone through another period of violence and chaos reminscent of its troubled past. Most of the DRC’s 45-million […]