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Congo’s prime minister resigns after lawmakers vote him out

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE - Associated Press

Congo’s lawmakers vote to remove prime minister

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE - Associated Press

In this image made from UNTV video, Felix Tshisekedi, President of Congo, speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the U.N. General Assembly's special session to discuss the response to COVID-19 and the best path to recovery from the pandemic, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, at UN headquarters in New York. (UNTV via AP)

UN envoy warns new Congo crisis could impact its security

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Congo president ends coalition amid political deadlocks

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE - Associated Press

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, left, and outgoing president Joseph Kabila share a light moment side during the inauguration ceremony in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday Jan. 24, 2019. Tshisekedi won an election that raised numerous concerns about voting irregularities amongst observers as the country chose a successor to longtime President Kabila. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Felix Tshisekedi, Congo president, fails to move past Kabilas

By Tonny Onyulo - Special to The Washington Times

Prominent Congolese politician Katumbi returns from exile

By SALEH MWANAMILONGO - Associated Press

Supporters of Congolese President elect Felix Tshisekedi sell souvenirs outside his party headquarters in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday Jan. 23, 2019. Tshisekedi is to be inaugurated Thursday Jan. 24, 2019, having won an election that raised numerous concerns about voting irregularities amongst observers as the country chose a successor to longtime President Joseph Kabila. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Congo’s new President Felix Tshisekedi sworn into office

By SALEH MWANAMILONGO - Associated Press

FILE - This Nov. 23, 2018, file photo shows Felix Tshisekedi of Congo's Union for Democracy and Social Progress opposition party, at a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya. Congo's Constitutional Court early Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, declared the election of Tshisekedi as president, rejecting challenges to the vote by runner-up Martin Fayulu, who had alleged fraud. Tshisekedi, son of the late, charismatic opposition leader Etienne, is now set to be inaugurated on Tuesday.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

In Congo, the Tshisekedi no one had expected takes power

By CARLEY PETESCH - Associated Press

Supporters of Congolese President elect Felix Tshisekedi sell souvenirs outside his party headquarters in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday Jan. 23, 2019. Tshisekedi is to be inaugurated Thursday Jan. 24, 2019, having won an election that raised numerous concerns about voting irregularities amongst observers as the country chose a successor to longtime President Joseph Kabila. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Congo’s Kabila, on eve of leaving presidency, urges unity

By SALEH MWANAMILONGO - Associated Press

FILE - This Nov. 23, 2018, file photo shows Felix Tshisekedi of Congo's Union for Democracy and Social Progress opposition party, at a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya. Congo's Constitutional Court early Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, declared the election of Tshisekedi as president, rejecting challenges to the vote by runner-up Martin Fayulu, who had alleged fraud. Tshisekedi, son of the late, charismatic opposition leader Etienne, is now set to be inaugurated on Tuesday.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Tshisekedi declared Congo’s president, but runner-up revolts

By SALEH MWANAMILONGO and CARLEY PETESCH - Associated Press

Supporters of spurned Congo opposition candidate Martin Fayulu listen to his speech at a rally in Kinshasha, Congo, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. Hundreds gathered to denounce what they called &quot;the people's stolen victory&quot; in the presidential election. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Congo runner-up Fayulu asks court to order election recount

By MATHILDE BOUSSION and SALEH MWANAMILONGO - Associated Press

Accompanied by his wife and his lawyers, Congo opposition candidate Martin Fayulu receives the receipt after petitioning the constitutional court following his loss in the presidential elections in Kinshasa, Congo, Saturday Jan. 12, 2019. The ruling coalition of Congo's outgoing President Joseph Kabila has won a large majority of national assembly seats, the electoral commission announced Saturday, while the presidential election runner-up was poised to file a court challenge alleging fraud. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

The Latest: Congo runner-up asks court to order vote recount

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Opposition candidate Martin Fayulu speaks to the press at his headquarters in Kinshasa, Congo, Thursday Jan. 10, 2019. Fayulu, who came second in the presidential poll behind Felix Tshisekedi, called the results fraudulent. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Congo runner-up claims victory, will file election challenge

By MATHILDE BOUSSION - Associated Press

Kinshasa residents celebrate on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, after learning that opposition presidential candidate Felix Tshisekedi had been declared the winner of the elections. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Some celebrate, others claim fraud in Congo election results

By Mathilde Boussion - Associated Press

Congolese riot police take position around the electoral commission building at night 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: Opposition candidate Fayulu denounces results

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)

US sends troops for possible ‘violent’ Congo vote protests

By MATHILDE BOUSSION - 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

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

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2018, file photo, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Joseph Kabila Kabange addresses the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters. Congo's leader says &quot;there is no further reason&quot; to prevent Sunday's presidential election after two years of delays, but he blames an Ebola outbreak for the last-minute decision to keep an estimated 1 million voters from the polls. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Protests as Congo leader warns of Ebola election ‘disaster’

By SALEH MWANAMILONGO and AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO - Associated Press