Congo Election
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Polls open in Republic of Congo for election as candidate contracts COVID-19The watchdog group NetBlocks reported an internet blackout that began in the Central African country around midnight on election day.WorldMar 21, 2021
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Congo top court confirms Felix Tshisekedi as president, runner-up rejects rulingSecond-placed Martin Fayulu accused Tshisekedi and the ruling party of stitching up the result. His move that risks stoking further unrest over the bitterly disputed poll.WorldJan 19, 2019
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Congo presidential election: Tshisekedi’s surprise win raises questions of fraudFelix Tshisekedi was declared the surprise winner of Congo’s election, amid accusations that he cut a backroom deal with the outgoing president.WorldJan 10, 2019
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Results for Congo’s presidential election delayed past Sunday deadlineThe delay is the latest setback in a disorganized poll to pick a successor to President Joseph Kabila, who has ruled the country of 80 million people since his father was assassinated in 2001.WorldJan 5, 2019
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U.S. sends military to Gabon to counter possible violence in Congo after election unrestU.S. President Donald Trump said the first of about 80 military personnel arrived in Gabon on Wednesday in case they are needed to protect U.S. citizens and diplomatic facilities in Congo's capital Kinshasa.WorldJan 4, 2019
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Congo shuts down the internet amid issue-plagued election countThe Democratic Republic of Congo has shut down the internet while it counts election ballots, although 1 million voters are being left out of the result.WorldDec 31, 2018
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First Congo election since independence is mired in disorderPolling stations opened late, while nearly one million people were barred from voting due to an Ebola outbreak.WorldDec 30, 2018
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Congo leader blames Ebola after excluding 1 million voters from electionCongo’s leader says he’s excluding 1 million voters over a potential Ebola outbreak on election day, but critics say it's a tactic to sway the result.WorldDec 28, 2018
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Congo election unrest spikes, EU ambassador ordered to leaveCongolese police fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse more than 100 people protesting an election delay that means more than one million votes will not count.WorldDec 27, 2018
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