KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Polls opened in Congo’s capital as the government of this nation pummeled by war vowed to go ahead with its much-anticipated election despite massive logistical challenges.
As day broke on Monday, a trickle gathered outside polling stations as residents waited to take part in a presidential and legislative election that could further consolidate the country’s peace, or else drag it back into conflict.
Opposition candidates had called for the poll to be delayed because of the late delivery of voting materials. As they opened Monday, several polling stations were unable to allow voting because they were still without ink.
