Kinshasa, DRC – This Wednesday, millions of Congolese citizens vote in one of the most anticipated elections of 2023. The high-stakes vote could represent the second peaceful civilian-to-civilian transition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s history since independence from Belgium in June 1960.
There have been mounting concerns about transparency, especially after the European Union observer mission pulled out and hundreds of thousands of people in areas in the volatile east are unable to vote because of spiralling insecurity from armed groups.
