Eastern DR Congo expects change in upcoming presidential elections

STORY: Eastern DR Congo expects change in upcoming presidential elections SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of local people 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): JEAN KAONGO, Teacher 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): KATUNGU KASILENGE, Displaced person 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Swahili): HAMULI NSOMBO, Former trader and displaced person STORYLINE: In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), nearly 44 million Congolese voters will cast their votes for a new president as well as national and provincial legislatures. In eastern part of the country, long plagued by conflicts, expectations have been running high, as local Congolese are hoping for changes, especially the return of the peace, in the upcoming elections. After the elections, teachers expect strong actions to be taken, including salary raise and welfare policies. Jean Kaongo, who has been teaching for over 20 years, works in a public school in Goma, capital of the Nort