The President of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (Conference Episcopale Nationale du Congo - CENCO), Archbishop Marcel Utembi, (L) and Abbot Donatiuen N'shole, CENCO secretary general, take part in a meeting on December 30, 2016 in Kinshasa. - DR Congo's government and the opposition are "on the verge" of concluding an accord to end a political crisis over President Joseph Kabila's refusal to quit power, the influential Catholic Church said on December 30. The informal talks between the foes, mediated by the Catholic Church since December 8, resumed after a Christmas break. The two sides "are on the verge of concluding an accord," said Marcel Utembi, president of the CENCO, who had pushed for a deal earlier. (Photo by JUNIOR D.KANNAH / AFP)