Africa-Press – Angola. Félix Tshisekedi will be sworn in, this Saturday, as President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), for a second five-year term.
Félix Tshisekedi was re-elected in the presidential elections on December 20th, with 73.34% of the votes, according to data from the Congolese Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI).
Of the general results, Tshisekedi was seconded to Moise Katumbi, former governor of Katanga (18.08%), Martin Fayulu, leader of the opposition (5.33%) and Adolphe Muzito (1.12%).
The approximately twenty other candidates, including Denis Mukwege, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, did not reach 1% of the vote.
Felix Tshekedi came to power in January 2019 after winning the elections on January 30, 2018, succeeding Joseph Kabila.
The 2018 election is considered historic because it was the first time in the history of the country, independent since 1960, that a peaceful political transition occurred, through direct and universal suffrage.
The DRC borders Angola to the south and west for a length of around two thousand 500 kilometers.
In addition to having an outlet to the Atlantic Ocean also to the west, the DRC borders to the north with the Central African Republic and South Sudan, to the east with Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania, and also with Zambia. to the south.
Independent from Belgium, since July 30, 1960, the DRC occupies an area of two million 344 thousand 858 square kilometers and has an estimated population of 94 million 660 thousand inhabitants.
The DRC has been experiencing situations of political and military instability, mainly in the eastern region, an area rich in rare mineral resources, and where armed groups operate to cover illegal mining.
The gross domestic product (GDP) is calculated at 77.486 billion dollars and per capita at 843 USD.
The country has estimated unexplored natural resources worth 23 trillion US dollars, which include diamonds, uranium, gold and oil, in addition to agricultural potential.
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