Congo Tense As Election Results Expected, With Some Fleeing, Others Hoarding Food -- Washington Post
KINSHASA, Congo — Hotels were emptying out, airlines canceled their flights and people were rushing to stock their pantries ahead of the announcement of results Tuesday from a contested presidential election which could plunge Congo back into conflict.
Many fear a return to violence in the showdown between the country’s 40-year-old president, who controls the army, and Congo’s 78-year-old opposition leader, who controls the street.
With half the votes counted, President Joseph Kabila was ahead with 49 percent of the vote compared to 34 percent for longtime opposition chief, Etienne Tshisekedi. It makes it all but certain that Kabila will be declared the winner when results are published.
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