Congo Releases First Provisional Election Results After Messy Vote 

An election official checks the identity cards of people who are waiting to vote in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's parliamentary and presidential elections, in Kinshasa, Dec. 21, 2023. Voters queue outside a polling station during the presidential elections in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dec. 20, 2023.

Congo on Friday released a few early results from general elections after an unscheduled daylong ballot extension that prompted some opposition candidates to cry foul and call for a rerun.