KINSHASA, CONGO—The announcement of the results of the Congo’s presidential election has been postponed, the country’s top electoral official said. An exhausted Congolese independent electoral commission (CENI) official rests as results are tallied for the presidential election, at a local results compilation center in Kinshasa, Congo, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. The church urged the electoral commission to announce accurate results. As regulations say only the electoral commission can announce election results, the church did name the winner. Read more: U.S. sends troops for possible ‘violent’ Congo vote protests Congo criticizes Catholic Church over election statements Vote counting begins in Congo, after polling beset by delaysThe United States and the African Union, among others, have urged Congo to release results that reflect the true will of the people.

Source: thestar January 06, 2019 12:33 UTC