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DR Congo campaigns end ahead of tomorrow poll

By AFP Presidential candidates in DR Congo made their final pitches to voters on Monday as campaigning officially ended in the vast and impoverished central African nation of 100 million people. Forty-four million Congolese are registered to vote in Wednesday’s presidential, parliamentary, provincial and municipal elections, in a country ravaged by conflict in its east. The presidential race is a first-past-the-post vote, giving President Felix Tshisekedi, 60, who is seeking a second five-year term, a healthy chance of winning against a divided opposition. With two days to go, several presidential candidates have withdrawn from the race, leaving 18 in addition to the incumbent. Analysts say Moise Katumbi, a 58-year-old business magnate and former provincial governor, poses the strongest challenge to […]

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