The European Union has slammed the results of the DRC’s "deplorable" elections, which handed President Joseph Kabila another five-year term in office.

The DRC’s president elect Joseph Kabila has admitted that there may have been errors in the voting process, but refuted claims it lacked credibility.

Violence has continued in the DRC as protesters intensify their attacks after the Carter Centre called Joseph Kabila’s election win flawed.

An observer mission said on Monday that the secession of South Sudan was "virtually certain" as polling stations wrapped up their counts.

Millions of voters could be left out of Sudan’s first elections in 24 years, international observers said on Tuesday.