UNITED NATIONS, United States, Oct 20 (APP/AFP): UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday voiced hoped that a political deal reached in the Democratic Republic of Congo to delay an election until 2018 will help improve human rights and lead to a credible vote. The main opposition has rejected the deal signed Tuesday that would keep President Laurent Kabila in power until the election in April 2018. Kabila was due to step down at the end of 2016 to make way for the vote this year. Ban “takes note” of the accord and “hopes that the implementation of the agreement will contribute to a more conducive climate for the respect of fundamental rights and freedoms essential to political debate and credible elections,” the UN statement said.
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UN chief hopes for credible vote in DR Congo
