The electoral commission (CENI) announced overnight that Tshisekedi, 55, had won the December 30 vote, edging out another challenger, businessman Martin Fayulu. And three diplomats briefed on the findings of the 40,000-strong Catholic observer mission told Reuters they showed Fayulu winning. But protests were reported in the central town of Kisangani, and Fayulu supporters vented their frustrations. CENI has appointed him," said Georges Bingi, a member of Fayulu's party in the eastern city of Goma. He was toppled in a coup less than three months after independence in 1960 and killed four months later.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 10, 2019 15:22 UTC