The Weekend View

DRC elections on the spotlight


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On the 20th of December, the Democratic Republic of (DRC) will be heading to the polls for presidential elections. More than 43 million registered voters are eligible to take part in the general election. President Felix Tshisekedi has since launched his re-election bid with his Union for Democracy and Social Progress - UDPS. Tshisekedi will face 25 other candidates in the presidential race, including old rival Martin Fayulu, who came second in the 2018 election. Other candidates include Nobel Peace Prize-winning gynecologist Denis Mukwege, Moise Katumbi, a millionaire businessman and former governor of the copper-rich Katanga region, and former prime minister Augustin Matata Ponyo. We spoke to  the President of the governing coalition partners, the UDPS in South Africa, Dr Celestin Muleba….

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