The African Union has cast doubts over the credibility of the recently held elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The AU held a meeting in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa on Thursday to find a solution to the ongoing political crisis in DR Congo.
Last week an opposition presidential candidate filed an appeal in the constitutional court against the election result.
Martin Fayulu has insisted that declared winner of the election Felix Tshisekedi did not win the vote as announced by the election commission.
Judges of the constitutional court now have seven days to deliberate.
The court could confirm Mr Tshisekedi’s victory, order a recount, or cancel the results and order fresh elections.
The AU chairperson and Rwandan President Paul Kagame says Thursday’s meeting was to prevent “the people outside of our continent to meddle…trying to find solutions for us”.
Meanwhile the AU commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat is quoted by AFP as saying that “Even if the situation on the ground has been fortunately calm so far, it obviously remains a cause for concern.
Frankly, there are serious doubts about the compliance of the results that have been proclaimed.”
There are fears of violent reaction when the court decision is delivered in the coming days and that is what the African Union is hoping to prevent.
Source: Africafeeds.com
