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Background
Profile: DR Congo
Ravaged by years of civil war, the mineral-rich DRC remains among the most complex and volatile countries in the world.
Profile: Joseph Kabila
Incumbent president is credited for bringing peace but critics say he lacks political vision to lead DRC forward.
Profile: Etienne Tshisekedi
After three decades in politics, the veteran is widely regarded as the biggest threat to incumbent Joseph Kabila.
Profile: Vital Kamerhe
Nicknamed the 'peacemaker', the former ally of Jospeh Kabila is the surprise package of this year's general election.
The Stream
DR Congo elections: more questions than answers
In Democratic Republic of Congo, upcoming elections have many braced for renewed violence.
DR Congo - Understanding the Conflict
Fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to kill thousands after an official declaration of peace.
More News
Citizens in eastern DRC tell Al Jazeera why they are looking forward to national elections on November 28.
By Azad Essa
At least three people killed in Kinshasa as rival campaign rallies are concluded ahead of Monday's vote.
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Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, accused of orchestrating mass rapes, makes pre-vote appearance in eastern town as police look on.
By Azad Essa
Serious concerns expressed over electoral procedures and opposition candidates' access to media.
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Officials transport ballot boxes from Goma to Walikale with the help of MONUSCO peacekeepers.
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Clashes erupt between rival factions in the east, raising fears of widespread violence in the African nation.
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Seventy-three organisations sign open letter to presidential candidates calling for calm ahead of November's vote.
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Congolese aid workers and two other civilians killed in ambush blamed on local militia and Burundian rebels.
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Police fire tear gas at protesters angry over presence of duplicate voter registrations ahead of upcoming elections.
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Mines left over from the 1990s remain threat to locals, with area around Kisangani airport one of the worst hit.
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Peacekeepers to stay another year as war estimated to have taken five million lives rages on.
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Team to be sent after alleged rape of up to 100 women in African country's eastern province of Sud-Kivu.
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Fifty women tell UN they were raped in Fizi town in an incident that appears to be a vengeance for death of a soldier.
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ICC overturns lower court's earlier decision to free Thomas Lubanga and halt his war crimes trial.
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UN envoy says scale of sexual attacks in eastern Congo is "enormous" and blames lack of peacekeepers for poor security.
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