DR Congo opposition calls for demos, Tshisekedi win upheld

Congolese main opposition party leader Felix Tshisekedi, who was announced as the winner of last month's presidential elections, with supporters in Kinshasa on January 10. [Reuters]

Congo's top court confirmed Felix Tshisekedi's contested presidential election win on Sunday, drawing a rebuke from the second-placed candidate who declared himself leader and called for demonstrations.

As Tshisekedi's supporters celebrated in the streets of Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, runner-up Martin Fayulu said the ruling had opened the way to a "constitutional coup d'etat," raising fears of more violence.