View on Africa: roadblocks to stability in the DRC
Uncertainty about elections and President Kabila’s future threatens the new political accord.
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One month after signing a political accord in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the road towards elections and stability remains blocked. Key opposition parties and the Catholic Church have rejected the accord, which has postponed elections until 2018 and does not specify President Joseph Kabila’s future.
The Southern African Development Community and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region have endorsed the accord. Behind the scenes however, efforts to negotiate a more inclusive political deal with elections in 2017 are ongoing.
This View on Africa is presented by Stephanie Wolters, Head of the ISS Peace and Security Research Programme. She will discuss the latest developments, including the Congolese government’s continued clampdown on its critics, the ban on public protests and the shutdown of key independent radio stations.
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