Breaking news - part II

The Supreme Court just made it official: Joseph Kabila is declared the new president. All eight complaints filed by his challenger Jean-Pierre Bemba were declared unfounded. Unfortunately, Bemba's lawyers boycotted the court hearing. Who knows what that means. I'm feeling pretty optimistic, but maybe it's the distant buzz of the pro-Kabila party-goers that's getting to me.

So yes, I made it back to Kinshasa - wouldn't want to miss all the excitement now, would I?

The TV on which I watched the historical announcement