Election campaign kicks off in DR Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) begins a month-long election campaign on Sunday with incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi facing a crowded field of 25 candidates amid a tense political climate and fighting in the east of the country.

Some 44 million registered voters, out of a population of almost 100 million, will elect a president on 20 December.

They will also be electing members of the national parli