What’s behind turmoil in DRC? | Inside Story

The Democratic Republic of Congo is braced for more violence after several people were killed in protests across the country.
On Thursday, thousands of protesters defied a ban on public gatherings to march against the nomination of a new election administrator – Ronsard Malonda.
They accuse Malonda of rigging previous polls in favour of the former President Joseph Kabila, who stepped down last year after 18 years in office.
So, how will this impact the ruling coalition?
And can any fallout be contained?

Presenter: Laura Kyle

Guests
Al Kitenge, a Congolese economist and political analyst.
Okito Tongomo, an exiled politician and president of the Congolese Support Group.
Vincent Rouget, associate director for Africa at the political consultancy, Control Risks.

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In This Story: Democratic Republic of Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DROC, or simply either Congo or the Congo, and historically Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. The capital is Kinshasa.

With a population of over 101 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most-populous officially Francophone country in the world.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is extremely rich in natural resources but has suffered from political instability. As of 2018, around 600,000 Congolese have fled to neighbouring countries from conflicts in the centre and east of the DRC. Two million children risk starvation, and the fighting has displaced 4.5 million people.

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