How are DRCongo’s elections being viewed by people there?
The election takes place against a backdrop of conflict in the east, an economic and social crisis and a lack of trust between the government and opposition
Millions of people will be voting in elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo this week. President Félix Tshisekedi is seeking a second, and final, five-year term in office.
It’s a country the size of Western Europe with an estimated population of more than 100 million people. It’s also a country rich in natural resources- it has 70% of the world's reserves of coltan, a mineral used to make mobile phones. But it’s also a country with many challenges, there’s been a bloody conflict in eastern DRCongo for three decades which has left millions dead.
Africa Daily’s Alan Kasujja has been looking at what’s a stake with the Â鶹ԼÅÄ's Roncliffe Odit in the capital Kinshasa.
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