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An agenda for constitutional reform in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Op-ed: DRC, term limits, constitutional 'coups', and the African Union's key role
18 May 2016
Nineteen years ago today, on 17 May 1997, Laurent Désiré Kabila overthrew Mobutu Sese Seko, the president of what was then Zaire. Although he was supported by a…
DRC's Kabila to stay in power if elections not held, despite constitutional terms
12 May 2016
The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo has ruled on Wednesday that President Joseph Kabila would stay in power beyond the end of his manda…
New violence in DRC as Kabila seeks alternate ways to circumvent constitutional term limit
26 January 2015
Gunfire rang out Wednesday at a student demonstration in Kinshasa in a third day of violence over controversial legislation that would extend President Josep…
DR Congo rethinks fiddling with constitution after Burkina revolt
22 November 2014
Politicians in the Democratic Republic of Congo keen to prolong President Joseph Kabila's hold on power are revising their plans after Burkina Faso's leader was…
DR Congo Debates to Amend or Not to Amend Constitution
5 November 2014
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s information minister said his country, as a democratic nation, is having an intellectual and political debate about whether t…
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