African union urges dr congo to delay final election results

The African Union (AU) has urged the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to delay the announcement of the final results of the presidential election, which was held on December 30, 2018.

In a statement issued on January 2, 2019, the AU called for a delay in the announcement of the results, citing concerns over the integrity of the electoral process. The statement noted that the AU had deployed a team of observers to the DRC to monitor the election, and that the team had identified several irregularities and concerns during the voting process.

The AU's statement was issued after the DRC's electoral commission, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), announced that it would announce the final results of the election on January 6, 2019. However, the AU's call for a delay in the announcement of the results has raised concerns that the election may be delayed further.

The DRC's presidential election was held to replace President Joseph Kabila, who has been in power since 2001. The election was marred by violence and irregularities, with several opposition candidates withdrawing from the race citing concerns over the fairness of the process.

The AU's call for a delay in the announcement of the results has been welcomed by several opposition candidates, who have called for the election to be annulled and for a new election to be held. However, the ruling party, the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD), has rejected the AU's call, and has called for the election results to be respected.

The situation in the DRC remains tense, with several opposition candidates calling for protests and demonstrations to demand that the election results be annulled. The international community, including the United States and the European Union, has called for calm and for the election results to be respected.

In the meantime, the AU has called for a meeting of the AU's Peace and Security Council to discuss the situation in the DRC and to consider possible measures to resolve the crisis. The meeting is expected to take place in the coming days.

It is unclear at this time whether the DRC's electoral commission will delay the announcement of the final results of the election, or whether the opposition candidates will continue to demand that the election be annulled. However, the situation in the DRC remains volatile, and it is likely that the international community will continue to closely monitor the situation in the coming days.