Elections in Congo, follow up

Elections in congo, follow up KINSHASA (Reuters) - Millions of Congolese turned out enthusiastically to vote in their first free elections in 40 years on Sunday, protected by the world's biggest U.N. peacekeeping force and hoping to end years of war and chaos. (...) Voting appeared to be generally orderly. But complaints over irregularities and an opposition boycott have already raised the specter of violence and a rejection of the results, which are expected to be announced within three weeks. (...) Congo is blessed with enormous mineral wealth -- it holds one third of the world's cobalt reserves, as well as copper, gold and diamonds. But it has known little but war and dictatorship since independence in 1960. (...) President Joseph Kabila, who is viewed as favorite out of a field of 32 presidential candidates, voted in Kinshasa. Technorati tags: Congo, DRC, kinshasa, elections

Elections in Congo, article on Reuters

Elections in Congo| Reuters.com Interesting article. People in Congo are still dying, elections are coming this week-end, I wonder if the people are really informed about the candidates... *sigh* Technorati tags: DRC, congo, Kabila, elections, kinshasa