Democratic Republic of the Congo: fractured opposition & electoral competition

Summary Democratic Republic of the Congo opposition leader Martin Fayulu arrives in the country’s capital Kinshasa November 21 aiming to make the case why he should be the country’s next president. While Fayulu is no longer a consensus opposition candidate running against the incumbent political platform, the intensification of political party competition in the Congo elevates transparency and accountability that in turn will raise political and economic stability in the central African state. Analysis The Congo will hold presidential and legislative elections on December 23 in what will be the country’s first since 2006 without Joseph Kabila contesting. Kabila, the …

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