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12/01/2019 GMT

DRC Election Results Challenged In Court Today

BBC World Service - Weekend, DRC Election Results Challenged In Court Today

The Electoral Commission in the Democratic Republic of Congo comes under fire.

Martin Fayulu, the runner up in last month's presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo is about to file a court petition challenging the result.  We'll hear the latest from the capital, Kinshasa.

Also on the programme, the governing ANC in South Africa prepares to launch its election manifesto for staying in power; And a new play about the radio production that scared millions of Americans - or did it?

(Photo: A man reads provisional election results, posted at a polling station in the border town of Kipushi. Credit:  PHIL MOORE/AFP/Getty Images)

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