KINSHASA( Reuters)-Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi faces off against more than two dozen rivals in a Dec.... Below are the main candidates in the race. President Felix TshisekediTshisekedi, 60, son of Congo's late opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, came to power in a disputed 2018 election buoyed by a power-sharing alliance with former president Joseph Kabila.... He was governor of copper-rich Katanga region from 2007 to 2015....

KINSHASA( Reuters)-Democratic Republic of Congo's constitutional court on Tuesday swore in an electoral commission chief whose contested nomination threatens to weaken President Felix Tshisekedi's ruling coalition. The country's religious groups, who are seen as impartial, are supposed to nominate the head of the Independent National Electoral Commission( CENI) by unanimous vote. But after months of discussion the eight denominations failed to reach a consensus, and on Oct.... 16 parliament app

CONGO: The Democratic Republic of Congo( DRC) voted yesterday to elect a president who will play a crucial role in the world’s fight against climate change over the next five years. The central African nation’s forests, rivers and minerals are key to the future of green development globally and Congo’s next leader will have urgent decisions to make about how they’re used. President Felix Tshisekedi, who is up for reelection, likes to call Congo the “ ‘solution country’ for the climate crisis.” B