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DR Congo election: Polls to open in tense vote
Source: BBC
Polls are to open in Africa's second largest country in an election delayed for more than two years.
Close to 40m people are eligible to vote in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where President Joseph Kabila - in power since 2001 - is standing down.
But the run-up has been hit by violence and controversy over the decision to exclude almost 1.3m people from voting.
On Saturday, rival candidates also failed to agree on a statement aimed at reducing tension before the poll.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46712759?ocid=socialflow_twitter
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