Speaking to a packed auditorium in the central African nation's capital Kinshasa, the surgical gynaecologist told reporters he wanted to save a country riven by insecurity and poor leadership.
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo - DR Congo's Denis Mukwege, a surgical gynaecologist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, announced on Monday that he will stand for president in elections planned for December.
Dozens of militias have ravaged eastern DRC for years, a legacy of regional wars that flared during the 1990s and 2000s. On 16 September, Mukwege declared that his supporters had donated the $100,000 deposit needed to launch a run for the presidency. The DRC is riddled with corruption and is one of the poorest countries in the world despite its vast reserves of minerals such as copper, cobalt and gold.Mukwege's speech in Kinshasa was broadcast live to two halls in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, where his announcement drew rapturous applause.
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