DRC opposition candidates plan presidential election protest

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A voter argues with an official from the Independent National Electoral Commission at a polling station at Bwakya school in Lubumbashi, DRC on December 20, 2023. PHOTO | AFP

A group of Congolese opposition candidates have written to the governor of Kinshasa to say they will hold a protest next week over the country's disputed presidential election.

Delays during Wednesday's election day in Democratic Republic of Congo led to an extension of the voting, which some opposition candidates and independent observers said compromises the credibility of the vote.