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January 18, 2024
Post-Election Tensions Flare in Comoros

An overnight curfew has been imposed in the Indian Ocean nation of Comoros, the country’s interior ministry said, after violent protests spread in light of President Azali Assoumani's re-election that was denounced by the oppositon. Security forces fired tear gas to disperse the protesters in Moroni on Wednesday, and crowds were still on the streets in the north of the capital in the early hours of Thursday. For the latest developments in the unrest, VOA’s Esther Githui-Ewart spoke to VOA reporter and Comoros native Abdushakur Aboud.
January 16, 2024
Voting Underway for Comoros President

Voting was underway in Comoros on Sunday in an election largely expected to hand a fourth five-year term to President Azali Assoumani, who faces five opponents in a vote that most opposition leaders have boycotted. Comoros has experienced around 20 coups or attempted coups since winning independence from France in 1975. For more on the presidential election in Comoros, VOA’s Esther Githui-Ewart spoke to VOA reporter and Comoros native Abdushakur Aboud.
December 22, 2023
Voters Await Results in DRC Election

Democratic Republic of Congo voters were waiting on Friday for the first results from presidential and legislative elections after an unscheduled ballot extension that prompted some opposition candidates to cry foul and call for a rerun. The vote will determine whether incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi serves a second term after a first five years in office marked by economic hardship and spiraling insecurity in DRC's rebel-plagued east. For more, VOA’s Esther Githui-Ewart spoke to VOA Swahili reporter Abdushakur Aboud in Kinshasa.
December 21, 2023
Voters Report Delays and Disruptions in DRC Election

The Democratic Republic of Congo voted on Thursday on the second day of a chaotic and in parts violent general election after authorities extended opening hours for polling stations that failed to open the previous day. The elections across Africa's second-largest country were disrupted on Wednesday by delays in delivering election kits and malfunctioning equipment. For the latest developments in the 2023 DRC General Election, VOA’s Esther Githui-Ewart spoke to VOA Reporter Abdushakur Aboud from Kinshasa.
December 20, 2023
Voters Head to Polls Across DRC for General Election

Voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo went to the polls Wednesday in a high-stakes general election pitting the incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi against a fragmented opposition. Congolese have expressed concern about insecurity in the country and hard economic times and are hoping the incoming president will address those issues. For more, VOA’s Esther Githui-Ewart spoke to reporter Abdushakur Aboud in Kinshasa, DRC.
December 05, 2023
UN: Gender-Based Violence in DRC is Increasing

Renewed violence between militants and government forces blamed

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