Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ADV) – The African Union and the European Union on Tuesday endorsed DR Congo’s Constitutional Court’s proclamation of Felix Tshisekedi as the new President but not as the winner.
Officials of the EU and AU said they discussed the outcome at a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday before their decision.
Reports say the officials of the two institutions at a news conference in Brussels did not explicitly recognize Tshisekedi as the winner.
Meantime, Tshisekedi’s opponent, Martin Fayulu immediately expressed his stance that he was the legitimate winner of the 30 December polls.
Both the AU and EU had expressed their wish for a delay in the proclamation of the final results in order to appease the claims of the two contenders but to no avail.
Several African heads of state have already been sending messages of congratulations to Mr. Tshisekedi.
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyata described the victory of Tshisekedi as a show of confidence by Congolese people in the governance of the country.
‘‘Your victory is a portrayal of the confidence of the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in your ideals, leadership and vision for the future,’‘ he added.
On Tuesday, sources told ADV that President-elect Tshsekedi will be sworn in by Thursday.
© Bur-csa – A.H – N.A / From our regional correspondent Tamba Jean-Matthew III – African Daily Voice (ADV) – Follow us on Twitter : @ADVinfo_eng
