DRC: Securing Congo's elections

The Congolese government and the international community must move quickly to secure the run-off presidential election between Joseph Kabila and Jean-Pierre Bemba on 29 October 2006. “Securing Congo’s Elections: Lessons from the Kinshasa Showdown”, the latest briefing from the International Crisis Group, analyses especially the situation on the ground in the capital, which events after the first round demonstrated is the most sensitive point in the country.