DR Congo leader Kabila chosen as presidential candidate

The Democratic Republic of Congo's ruling party on Sunday nominated incumbent head of state Joseph Kabila as their candidate in November's presidential election. "Joseph Kabila has been selected as candidate" of the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy, secretary general Evariste Boshab told the final day of a PPRD conference in Kinshasa.
The party "recommends" that the president "accept to be candidate towards his own succession", a resolution read out to the 3,500 conference attendees said.
Kabila has yet to announce if he will run for another term on November 28 when legislative elections will also be held. Several opposition figures have announced their candidacies, including long-term opponent Etienne Tshisekedi.