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EU, AU Signal Support for Contested Congo President-Elect

by Reuters

   BRUSSELS --

   The European Union and the African Union said on Tuesday they had taken
   note of the decision by the Democratic Republic of Congo's
   Constitutional Court to back disputed president-elect Felix Tshisekedi,
   signalling they would work with him.

   Asked about the Dec. 30 election, the EU and the AU said they discussed
   the outcome at a meeting in Brussels, noting the court's support for
   Tshisekedi. Officials at a news conference did not explicitly say in
   public that they recognized him as the winner, however.