Africa
Tense wait for election results in volatile DR Congo
8 years agoCongolese National Police patrol the street on December 28, 2018 at Majengo in Goma, in North Kivu province. - One of the world's powder-keg countries faces a crunch test on December 30 when Democratic Republic of Congo heads into elections marred by delays, clashes and fears of polling-day chaos as electoral authorities have postponed the vote until March in Beni and Butembo in North Kivu province (eastern RDCongo), and in Yumbi (western RDCongo). (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP)
A week after crucial elections to replace long-term president Joseph Kabila, the DR Congo was on tenterhooks Sunday with no date for the announcement of delayed results and just over…