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Congolese children play in Kinshasa, Congo, Tuesday Jan. 8, 2019. As Congo anxiously awaits the outcome of the presidential election, many in the capital say they are convinced that the opposition won and that the delay in announcing results is allowing manipulation in favor of the ruling party. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

As Congo delays election results, people’s suspicions rise

By MATHILDE BOUSSION - Associated Press

Congolese opposition presidential candidate Martin Fayulu delivers a statement at his headquarters in Kinshasa, Congo, Tuesday Jan. 8, 2019. As Congo anxiously awaits the outcome of the presidential election, many in the capital say they are convinced that the opposition won and that the delay in announcing results is allowing manipulation in favor of the ruling party. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

The Latest: Congo police gather outside electoral commission

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An exhausted Congolese independent electoral commission (CENI) official rests as results are tallied for the presidential election, at a local results compilation center in Kinshasa, Congo, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. The winner of the Dec. 30 election will not be made public Sunday as expected, the head of the national electoral commission Corneille Nangaa told The Associated Press. The electoral commission will confirm the delay later Sunday. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Actor Ryan Gosling urges credible election results in Congo

By Andrew Meldrum - Associated Press

Congolese supporters of opposition Presidential candidate Felix Tshisekedi stand outside the UDPS party headquarters in Kinshasa, Congo, Monday Jan. 7, 2019. The Congolese Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) has not given a date for the publication of preliminary results. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

UN Security Council delays Congo session amid vote counting

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

This photo taken Friday Jan. 4, 2019 shows a blackboard with presidential election results for that specific polling station, in a school in Kinshasa, Congo. Congo faces what could be its first democratic, peaceful transfer of power since independence from Belgium in 1960, but election observers and the opposition have raised numerous concerns about voting irregularities as the country chooses a successor to longtime President Joseph Kabila. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Congo delays announcing results of presidential election

By MATHILDE BOUSSION and SALEH MWANAMILONGO - Associated Press

This photo taken Friday Jan. 4, 2019 shows a blackboard with presidential election results for that specific polling station, in a school in Kinshasa, Congo. Congo faces what could be its first democratic, peaceful transfer of power since independence from Belgium in 1960, but election observers and the opposition have raised numerous concerns about voting irregularities as the country chooses a successor to longtime President Joseph Kabila. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

AP Explains: Why Congo’s election could lead to violence

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

The Latest: Carter urges Congo vote to reflect people’s will

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Congolese political party observers check independent electoral commission (CENI) officials tally the presidential ballots from over 900 polling stations at a local results compilation center in Kinshasa, Congo, Friday Jan. 4, 2019. CENI said Thursday the results from 20% of the polling stations have been collected. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

The Latest: UN Security Council meets on Congo election

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The Latest: US urges Congo to release accurate vote results

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Congolese flee to Uganda after vote, raising Ebola fears

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA - Associated Press

RFI says Congo revokes journalist’s accreditation

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Electoral commission officials tally the presidential ballots in Kinshasa, Sunday Dec. 30, 2018. Forty million voters were registered for a presidential race plagued by years of delay and persistent rumors of lack of preparation. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Congo cuts internet after presidential poll beset by delays

By MATHILDE BOUSSION and SALEH MWANAMILONGO - Associated Press

Congolese voters who have been waiting at the St. Raphael school in the Limete district of Kinshasa Sunday Dec. 30, 2018, heckle Corneille Nangaa, the president of the independent electoral commission (CENI) as he arrives to deliver the voters listings. People had started to gather at 6am to cast their votes, and four hours later, vote had not started as the lists were not available. Forty million voters are registered for a presidential race plagued by years of delay and persistent rumors of lack of preparation. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Congo elections voters barred over Ebola cast ballots anyway

By Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro - Associated Press

Congolese voters who have been waiting at the St. Raphael school in the Limete district of Kinshasa Sunday Dec. 30, 2018, line up to vote after the voters listings were finally posted five hours after the official start of voting. Some forty million voters are registered for a presidential race plagued by years of delay and persistent rumors of lack of preparation. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Congo voters barred over Ebola vote anyway, by the thousands

By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO - Associated Press

Ruling party presidential candidate Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary casts his vote Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 in Kinshasa, Congo. Forty million voters are registered for a presidential race plagued by years of delay and persistent rumors of lack of preparation. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Vote counting begins in Congo, after polling beset by delays

By MATHILDE BOUSSION and SALEH MWANAMILONGO - Associated Press

Election volunteers tape the list of registered voters at the entrance to a polling station in Kinshasa, Congo, Saturday Dec. 29, 2018. Congolese people are heading to the polls Sunday Dec. 30th for a presidential race plagued by years of delay and persistent rumours of lack of preparation. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

AP Explains: Why groundbreaking Congo vote could stumble

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

Congolese President Joseph Kabila casts his vote Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 in Kinshasa, Congo. Forty million voters are registered for a presidential race plagued by years of delay and persistent rumors of lack of preparation. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

The Latest: Congo counts ballots after day of voting snags

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A hairdresser waits for customers in Kinshasa, Congo, Friday Dec. 28, 2018. Congo's leader Joseph Kabila has blamed a deadly Ebola virus outbreak for the last-minute decision to keep an estimated 1 million voters from the polls in Sunday's long-delayed presidential election. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Congo on Sunday faces a troubled, long-delayed election

By MATHILDE BOUSSION - Associated Press

Congolese opposition presidential candidate Martin Fayulu is blessed by Msg. Fridolin Ambongo, the the newly appointed Archbishop of Kinshasa at Notre Dame du Congo cathedral in Kinshasa, Congo, Saturday Dec. 29, 2018. Congolese people are heading to the polls Sunday Dec. 30 for a presidential race plagued by years of delay and persistent rumours of lack of preparation. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Congo’s top archbishop pleads for peace on eve of election

By MATHILDE BOUSSION - Associated Press

A cleaner sweeps the floors of a school classroom being prepared as a polling station in Kinshasa, Congo, Saturday Dec. 29, 2018. Congolese people are heading to the polls Sunday Dec. 30th for a presidential race plagued by years of delay and persistent rumours of lack of preparation. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

The Latest: Aid group suspends Ebola work in Congo protests

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