Congo government: Elections are too expensive, so we may not have one this year

The ruling government in Congo has indicated it may not hold long-awaited elections this year. Why? It's simply too expensive, a government official suggested this week “It will be difficult to think that we can mobilize $1.8 billion this year," Pierre Kangudia Mbayi, minister of state in charge of budget, said at a news conference Wednesday, Africa […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/02/16/congo-government-elections-are-too-expensive-so-we-may-not-have-one-this-year/