After a tense wait, the official election commission announced Friday that incumbent Joseph Kabila had been elected for another five-year term as the Democratic Republic of Congo’s president, a result many fear will trigger violent protest.
Kabila has lost popularity in recent years, particularly in the capital, Kinshasa, because of his failure to improve the lives of DRC’s population. Nearly two-thirds of them live in dire poverty, even though the country has some of the richest mineral resources on Earth.
After 10 years of rule by Kabila, Congo ranked last of 187 countries in a U.N. index ranking of development, health, education, life expectancy and other factors. But the resources of incumbency and a divided opposition helped him win another five-year term.
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