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Kabila faces mounting unrest. (Photo/GCIS).

DR Congo’s Deepening Crisis: 1,176 Recorded Summary Killings In 2017 – A 25% Increase From 2016

Kabila postponed elections last year. They are now scheduled to take place at the end of 2018. Few Congolese believe that date will hold either.


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Materials from the last presidential election in 2011. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is not up for re-election. (Photo/ Brittany Danisch)

After Somalia’s Vote, Here Are Africa’s Other Elections In 2017: Some Are Going To Be Dicey

Angola, Liberia, DR Congo, Rwanda and Kenya will all have presidential elections this year, more than a dozen more countries will hold parliamentary, municipal or local polls