World looks away as DRC celebrates dubious democratic transition
Kabila out of office after election defeat but suspicions linger of backroom deal to keep him in power
Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi sworn in as Congo president
Victory marred by accusations of backroom deal with predecessor to deny rival candidate
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By accepting a dubious outcome, DRC’s neighbours and the West are storing up problems for the future
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DRC rejects African Union demand to delay final election result
Dozens killed or wounded in post-election violence ahead of court ruling on challenge to count
DRC’s African neighours row back on call for election recount
Congo’s highest court asked to order new count amid claims of election rigging
DRC urged to recount chaotic presidential election vote
Concerns over faulty voting machines, poorly run polling stations and a halt in the vote
Congo election loser says he won by big margin and vows court challenge
Martin Fayulu’s camp says he won over 60% of votes as violence feared after shock result
Clashes feared as Congo election result called into question
Catholic church disputes electoral commission’s figures that handed victory to Felix Tshisekedi
Preliminary results of Congo’s presidential election delayed
Election commission received less than half of tally sheets before Sunday deadline
Congo voting body accuses Catholic Church of fomenting ‘insurrection’
Church said it knows winner of presidential election
Congo cuts internet for second day to avert ‘chaos’ before poll results
Senior adviser to president claims ‘fictitious results’ were circulating on social media
Crackdowns and disruptions hit DRC’s presidential poll
Alliances opposing Kabila successor performing strongly, opinion polls show
An Ebola crisis spread by violence and suspicion
‘We’re scared of the Mai-Mai . . . we’re afraid they might kill us’
DRC presidential elections dogged by delays and blunders
Polls shelved in opposition strongholds, as government accused of suppressing votes
Congolese soldiers fire into air to disperse election protesters
Voting in presidential election cancelled in opposition strongholds hit by Ebola virus
Congo’s opposition leaders decry election delay
Tensions rise in the capital as poll – already delayed by two years – is postponed
Congo opposition leaders vow to unify ahead of elections
Volatile African state has not had democratic transfer of power since independence in 1960
Glencore to restart royalty payments to sanctioned billionaire
Move is likely to test relationship with US government, investors
Kabila denies repression in DR Congo in rare press appearance
President says electoral commission has responsibility for setting election date
Cardinal compares Congo under Joseph Kabila to an open prison
Catholic Church becomes focus for opposition to DRC president’s efforts to retain power
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Mugabe faces vote to remove him from office within two days
Zimbabwean president had been given deadline to stand down or face impeachment
More than 50 dead in ethnic violence in eastern Congo
Twa pygmies attack the Luba, a Bantu ethnic group, near Kalemi, in Tanganyika province
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Demand for cobalt to greatly increase but people of country unlikely to gain from it
Almost 3,400 killed since Congo conflict began – report
Catholic Church accuses security forces, local militias of destroying 20 Kasai villages
Unrest in Congo after 26 killed in Kinshasa protests
President’s refusal to step down leads to fears of broader conflict and repeat of past wars
Protesters killed as Congo’s Kabila refuses to step down
Soldiers fire on civilians in clashes fuelled by president’s decision to stay on past end of mandate
Fears of violent protests in DRC as Kabila’s mandate expires
Critics accuse Democratic Republic of Congo president of trying to hold power indefinitely
African leaders roll back presidential term limits
Rwanda’s Paul Kagame is latest president to alter constitution in order to stay in power
HSBC revelations shine light on secretive diamond world
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Congo ‘prophet’ says criticism of Kabila prompted violence
Armed youths try to seize airport, military barracks and the state television headquarters in capital
Congolese M23 rebels surrender
Group declares ceasefire, offering best hope of peace for years in war-ravaged east
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