Joseph Kabila

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Congo seeks first democratic transfer of power in presidential election

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The vote planned for Sunday would be postponed by a week because of a shortage of ballot papers. The vote to replace President Joseph Kabila, who succeeded his assassinated father in 2001, was first scheduled for November 2016 but has been repeatedly delayed.     

New Crisis in Congo

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DR Congo Poll Amid Delays and Violence

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