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DR Congo slaps down AU call to suspend final vote result

The crisis has stoked fears of a bloodbath in a notoriously unstable country. [AFP]

DR Congo rebuked the African Union on Friday over its calls to suspend the announcement of final results from presidential elections, insisting that the Constitutional Court assessing the vote's legality was impartial.

The court is urgently hearing an appeal over the outcome of the December 30 vote to choose a successor to long-serving President Joseph Kabila, with runner-up Martin Fayulu claiming he was cheated of victory.

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