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Presidential elections in the DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo held presidential elections on Monday 28 November 2011.
1) Listen to our experts’ analysis and commentary
The press has consulted our experts for their opinions on the matter.
Théodore Trefon (of the Contemporary History section) discussed the elections with the media:
- http://www.kvs.be/
- http://www.rtbf.be/radio/player/lapremiere/podcasts?c=LP-AH&e=1023 (12 November 2011)
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15775445
- http://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/politik/welt/?em_cnt=413927
- http://interceder.net/topic/trefon
- http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15578931,00.html
- http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/10/world/africa/congo-president-re-elected-in-disputed-vote-raising-fears-of-new-mayhem.html?_r=1&hp
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16251401
2) Local Voices. Congolese Communities Speak About Elections
Local Voices. Congolese Communities Speak About Elections is an initiative launched by young researchers. The website publishes reports on the evolution of electoral dynamics in a rural area in the eastern DRC (Bunyakiri, Sud-Kivu).









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