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DRC Gears up for Controversial Elections

A look at the problematic run-up to the DRC’s national poll.

The Democratic Republic of Congo heads into elections which have been marred by delays, clashes and fears of polling-day unrest as electoral authorities have postponed the vote until March in some regions.

Also in the programme: Women instrumentalists of the jazz world.

(Image: Workers load a truck with voting materials various at polling stations in Bukavu, DRC on 28th December 2018. Credit: Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP/Getty Images)

23 minutes

Broadcast

  • Sat 29 Dec 201808:06GMT