This will no doubt improve the credibility of the register, but it will also make it impossible to meet the constitutional deadline. The crux of the crisis in the making is neither technical nor financial, but political. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of Kofi Annan or the Kofi Annan Foundation. In a bid to avert a crisis, the international community has been encouraging the government and the opposition to find a negotiated solution through dialogue. The controversial ruling by the Constitutional Court may have made the extension of President Kabila's term beyond the constitutional deadline legal, but it has not made it legitimate in the court of public opinion.

Source: Huffington Post August 11, 2016 11:03 UTC