ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) has postponed the dispatch of a high-level delegation to the the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to an AU statement on Monday.
The delegating was originally scheduled to leave for the DRC on Monday.
Last Thursday, African heads of state and government met at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa on issues related to the post-election situation in the DRC, and called for the suspension of the proclamation of the final results of the Dec. 30 elections, noting that there were "serious doubts on the conformity of the provisional results."
It was at that meeting that the leaders agreed to urgently dispatch to the DRC a high-level delegation comprising the chairperson of the African Union and other heads of state and government, as well as the chairperson of the AU Commission, to interact with all Congolese stakeholders, with the view to reaching a consensus on a way out of the post-electoral crisis in the country.
The AU statement on Monday said that the 55-member pan-African bloc has taken note of the decision of the Constitutional Court of the DRC proclaiming the final results of the presidential and national and provincial and legislative elections.
The statement called on all concerned to work for the preservation of peace and stability and the promotion of national harmony in their country.
It reiterated the AU's continued availability to accompany the DRC in this critical phase of its history, as well as its solidarity with the Congolese people.
The February 2019 Summit of the Union will receive a report on the efforts made, in solidarity with, and support to, the people of the DRC, the statement said.
