In the aftermath of the announcement that Joseph Kabila has won elections, Sanaga Peregrinations wonders (Fr) whether the DRC can afford the contestation of results promised by loosing candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba: ” Only a couple of days ago, the two rivals were hand in hand and each claimed that they would accept whatever the official results were. Those were only … political statements. Even if Bemba promises to only use legal recourse, one can't help but worry for a country subject to conflict since about 5 years ago.”