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Incumbent DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi arrives at his party's headquarters in the capital Kinshasa ahead of his expected announcement as the winner of elections that opposition leaders have dismissed as a "sham". Tshisekedi, 60, has been in power since January 2019 and is running for a second five-year term. By Saturday evening, with 17.8 million votes counted, he was leading with 72 percent. IMAGES
Images of Pope Francis arriving at Kinshasa's Martyrs Stadium on the third day of his trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, plagued by endemic violence. Young people pack the stadium and erupt with joy as he enters in his popemobile, offering greetings and blessings to the crowd. IMAGES
Pope Francis arrives at Kinshasa International Airport for a four-day visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the first leg of a trip that will take him to South Sudan next. IMAGES
On the second day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Belgian King Philippe meets Felix Tshisekedi at the Palais de la Nation for a joint press conference. The Belgian king's visit to Kinshasa has been touted as an attempt at reconciliation between Belgium and the Democratic Republic of Congo. King Philippe is himself a direct descendant of King Leopold II who personally ruled the Congo Free State and oversaw many atrocities committed against the Congolese people. IMAGES
Belgium's King Philippe arrives in Kinshasa for his first official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), against a backdrop of remembrance work and reconciliation between Belgium and its former colony. IMAGES
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