Incumbent Joseph Kabila wins Congo election: Election commission

Incumbent Joseph Kabila has won Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential election, beating his nearest rival Etienne Tshisekedi, according to provisional results announced by the national election commission chief during a news conference on Friday.

"The electoral commission notes that the candidate Joseph Kabila has achieved a majority with, 8,880,944 votes, or 48.97 percent of votes cast," Daniel Ngoy Mulunda said.