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Democracy

Congo opposition leader Fayulu takes clear lead for Sunday election

Martin Fayulu, the joint opposition presidential candidate in Democratic Republic of Congo, speaks during an interview with Reuters in the capital Kinshasa, December 20, 2018.REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Martin Fayulu, the joint opposition presidential candidate in Democratic Republic of Congo, speaks during an interview with Reuters in the capital Kinshasa, December 20, 2018.REUTERS/Baz Ratner
By Giulia Paravicini and Fiston Mahamba
28/12/2018

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Opposition candidate Martin Fayulu is the clear favourite to win Democratic Republic of Congo's long-delayed election on Sunday, a poll showed on Friday, though the outcome remains uncertain after voting was cancelled in several opposition strongholds.

Congo cartoonist prepares to sketch a new president

Thembo Kashauri, Democratic Republic of Congo's best-known political cartoonist is seen during an interview with Reuters in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 26, 2018. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Thembo Kashauri, Democratic Republic of Congo's best-known political cartoonist is seen during an interview with Reuters in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 26, 2018. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Baz Ratner
By Alessandra Prentice and Aaron Ross
28/12/2018

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Thembo Kashauri has sketched some of the most scathing parodies of Joseph Kabila, yet Congo's best-known political cartoonist has mixed feelings about the taciturn president's impending departure after nearly two decades in power.

Madagascar presidential candidate's team cries foul after rival declared winner

Madagascar Presidential candidate Andry Rajoelina salutes his supporters during a campaign rally at the Coliseum stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar, November 3, 2018. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Malin Palm
Madagascar Presidential candidate Andry Rajoelina salutes his supporters during a campaign rally at the Coliseum stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar, November 3, 2018. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Malin Palm
By Lovasoa Rabary
27/12/2018

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar presidential election candidate Marc Ravalomanana's campaign team said they had filed a formal complaint on Thursday after the electoral commission declared Andry Rajoelina the winner.

Congolese soldiers fire in air to disperse election protesters

Supporters of Congolese joint opposition Presidential candidate Martin Fayulu, carry an election number 4 during protests over their exclusion from the presidential election in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 27, 2018. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Samuel Mambo
Supporters of Congolese joint opposition Presidential candidate Martin Fayulu, carry an election number 4 during protests over their exclusion from the presidential election in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 27, 2018. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Samuel Mambo
By Stanis Bujakera and Fiston Mahamba
27/12/2018

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Security forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo fired live rounds and tear gas on Thursday to scatter demonstrators who burned tyres and ransacked an Ebola center in protest at their exclusion from the presidential election.

Three Congo opposition cities excluded from presidential election

A worker of Congo's National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), tests a voting machine ahead of the postponed presidential election, at the CENI offices in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo December 24, 2018. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Kenny Katombe
A worker of Congo's National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), tests a voting machine ahead of the postponed presidential election, at the CENI offices in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo December 24, 2018. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Kenny Katombe
By Giulia Paravicini
26/12/2018

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Voters in three Congolese cities known as opposition strongholds will be excluded from presidential elections on security and health grounds, officials said, in a move that looks certain to inflame political tensions before Sunday's ballot.

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