DR Congo reports Internet outages amid election vote counting

By GNNLiberia On Jan 1, 2019 57

By Daniel Uria |UPI |

An election clerk reacts as he and others count votes at a polling station in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, after general elections on Sunday. Portions of the country experienced internet outages as both ruling and opposition party candidates claimed victory. Photo by Stefan Kleinowitz/EPA

(UPI) — The Democratic Republic of Congo reported Internet outages in some cities Monday as the country awaited the final results of Sunday’s presidential election.

Residents in the capital city of Kinshasa said most mobile Internet connections were down. Residents of the eastern city of Goma also experienced decreased Internet connection speeds or total outages a day after the delayed election to determine who will replace two-term President Joseph Kabila.

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Joel Cholo Brooks is a Liberian journalist who previously worked for several international news outlets including the BBC African Service. He is the CEO of the Global News Network which publishes two local weeklies, The Star and The GNN-Liberia Newspapers. He is a member of the Press Union Of Liberia (PUL) since 1986, and several other international organizations of journalists, and is currently contributing to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation as Liberia Correspondent.

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