CONGO IT WAS LIKE ?
The influential Catholic Church has questioned the official results of the Democratic Republic of Congo's controversial presidential election. Opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi was named the winner on Thursday. However, the Church, which posted 40,000 election observers, says the result does not match its findings. The runner-up, opposition candidate Martin Fayulu, has told the BBC he will mount a legal challenge against the official vote count. "The result is a coup and not the truth from the ballot," he said on Thursday. "The Congolese want change." He accused Mr Tshisekedi of reaching a power-sharing deal with the ruling party, a claim the veteran figure has denied. The divisive aftermath of Tshisekedi's victory Tshisekedi steps out of his father's shadow There are fears the result could trigger unrest, with at least two people killed in the western city of Kikwit on Thursday. Two police officers were also killed, and 10 people wer...