Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary

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Democratic Republic of Congo’s outgoing president Joseph Kabila (right) sits next to his successor Felix Tshisekedi during the inauguration ceremony in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Photograph: Olivia Acland/Reuters
Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi sworn in as Congo president
  • Africa
  • January 24, 2019, 15:00

Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi called for national reconciliation on Thursday as he became Democratic Republic of Congo’s president, succeeding J(...)

Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasha with his wife, relatives and supporters a few minutes after he was declared winner of Congo’s presidential election on Friday. Photograph: Caroline Thirion/AFP/Getty Images
Clashes feared as Congo election result called into question
  • Africa
  • January 10, 2019, 08:18

The powerful Catholic church in the Democratic Republic of Congo has challenged the published result of last month’s historic election, setting the cl(...)

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission president, Corneille Nangaa (centre), leaves after a meeting between CENI, SADC and other presidential candidates in Kinshasa, on December 29th, 2018. He has said it is unclear when the results of the election will be known following the delay in gathering tally sheets Photograph: Luis Tato/AFP/Getty
Preliminary results of Congo’s presidential election delayed
  • Africa
  • January 6, 2019, 16:27

Preliminary results from Democratic Republic of Congo’s tumultuous presidential election was delayed past Sunday’s deadline, the head of the election (...)

Congolese independent electoral commission officials count presidential ballots in Kinshasa. Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP Photo
Congo voting body accuses Catholic Church of fomenting ‘insurrection’
  • Africa
  • January 4, 2019, 19:30

Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission accused the country’s Catholic Church on Friday of “preparing an insurrection” by saying it knows (...)

Point opposition candidate for the DRC presidential election Martin Fayulu at a news conference in Kinshasa. Photograph: Stefan Kleinowitz/EPA
Congo cuts internet for second day to avert ‘chaos’ before poll results
  • Africa
  • January 1, 2019, 17:55

Democratic Republic of Congo’s government cut internet connections and SMS services across the country for a second straight day on Tuesday as the cou(...)

Felix Tshisekedi, leader of the Congolese main opposition party, the Union for Democracy and Social Progress, casts his ballot at a polling station in Kinshasa. Photograph: Olivia Acland/Reuters
Crackdowns and disruptions hit DRC’s presidential poll
  • Africa
  • December 30, 2018, 18:02

The Democratic Republic of Congo voted on Sunday for a successor to long-serving President Joseph Kabila after a tense campaign the opposition said wa(...)

Independent National Election Commission (CENI) workers load a truck with voting materials to be distributed to polling stations in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Photograph: Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP/Getty Images
DRC presidential elections dogged by delays and blunders
  • Africa
  • December 28, 2018, 16:56

Polling stations in the Democratic Republic of Congo are ill-prepared for Sunday’s presidential vote, diplomats and an observer mission said, as polli(...)

Protesters set up a barricade in the eastern Congolese town of Beni on Thursday after the area was excluded from voting in Sunday’s presidential election. Photograph: Al-hadji Kudra Maliro/AP
Congolese soldiers fire into air to disperse election protesters
  • Africa
  • December 27, 2018, 16:21

Security forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo fired live rounds and tear gas on Thursday to scatter demonstrators who burned tyres and attac(...)

Opposition supporters carry a cross and computer screen with the words “RIP voting machine” on it, during a rally. Photograph: John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images
Congo opposition leaders vow to unify ahead of elections
  • Africa
  • October 7, 2018, 18:42

Opposition leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo have vowed to join forces to end President Joseph Kabila’s 17-year hold on power, accelerating (...)