Sherry Darling
New Yorker
This is, of course, a country (if I can call it that) which has been at war with itself for, what, like 40 years?
And one of the main reasons that I am amazed when I hear some folks try to argue that colonial imperialism may have sucked, sure, but doesn't really have much to do with what's going on in the world today.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5235752.stm
DR Congo candidate rejects poll
Democratic Republic of Congo opposition presidential candidate Azarias Ruberwa says he will reject the result of Sunday's historic election.
Mr Ruberwa - a former rebel leader who became a vice-president in terms of a 2002 peace deal - said he would use all legal means to anul the results.
He demanded a re-run of elections in some areas. Official election results are not expected for several weeks.
The United Nations hailed the poll as a milestone in DR Congo's peace process.
Mr Ruberwa said he had witness accounts of poll fraud, though he has not yet produced any evidence, the BBC's Arnaud Zajtman reports from Kinshasa.
And one of the main reasons that I am amazed when I hear some folks try to argue that colonial imperialism may have sucked, sure, but doesn't really have much to do with what's going on in the world today.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5235752.stm
DR Congo candidate rejects poll
Democratic Republic of Congo opposition presidential candidate Azarias Ruberwa says he will reject the result of Sunday's historic election.
Mr Ruberwa - a former rebel leader who became a vice-president in terms of a 2002 peace deal - said he would use all legal means to anul the results.
He demanded a re-run of elections in some areas. Official election results are not expected for several weeks.
The United Nations hailed the poll as a milestone in DR Congo's peace process.
Mr Ruberwa said he had witness accounts of poll fraud, though he has not yet produced any evidence, the BBC's Arnaud Zajtman reports from Kinshasa.