DRC's Electoral Commission President Corneille Nangaa Yobeluo speaks during a press conference at the Independent National Election Commission (CENI) headquarters in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. PHOTO | ISSOUF SANOGO AND LUIS TATO | AFP
What you need to know:
The country's powerful National Episcopal Conference of Congo warned popular anger could result in the event the final result were not "true to the verdict of the ballot box."
DR Congo's powerful Catholic Church, which provided more than 40,000 election observers, had said Thursday it knew who had won the vote, but did not name him.
The December 30 vote saw 21 candidates run to replace President Joseph Kabila, who has ruled the vast, conflict-ridden country for almost 18 years.
Since the vote, the authorities have cut internet access and blocked broadcasts by Radio France Internationale, causing widespread frustration.
