Congolese riot police take position around the electoral commission building at night in Kinshasa, Congo, Tuesday Jan. 8, 2019. Another diplomat, however, said that not all the vote tallying had been completed and that the announcement might have to wait until Thursday.Kinshasa residents went about their normal activities, but some parents kept their children home from school. People were back on the streets too in the eastern city of Goma, which were deserted on Tuesday evening after a rumour spread that the announcement was imminent.Even so, some Congolese said they were gearing up for potential unrest. "Everyone ... voted against the government in place. We are preparing fully to demand victory if it is stolen from us," said Augustin Bujiriri, a 25-year-old student in Goma.The results were originally due last Sunday but were postponed due to delays tallying the vote.Kabila is due to leave office this month after 18 years in power - and two years after the official end of his mandate.

Source: Egypt Today January 09, 2019 12:33 UTC