FILE PHOTO: Martin Fayulu, runner-up in Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential election, delivers his appeal contesting the Congo's National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) results of the presidential election at the constitutional court in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 12, 2019. The Dec. 30 election was meant to lead to Congo's first democratic handover of power since independence from Belgium in 1960. MEETINGS IN ETHIOPIAThe Southern African Development Community (SADC), which includes power-houses and Kinshasa allies South Africa and Angola, has called an emergency meeting on Thursday in Addis Ababa. South Africa and Zambia backtracked on Monday, although Zambia reiterated its call for a government of national unity. Council members Russia, China and South Africa had previously all erred against criticism.

Source: Ethiopian News January 15, 2019 10:43 UTC