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Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, right, receives the presidential sash from outgoing president Joseph Kabila (photo credit: AP)

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5 February

An agenda for constitutional reform in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

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21 December 2018

Democratic Republic of the Congo faces another postponement of elections

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President Joseph Kabila (photo credit: African Arguments)

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14 July 2016

DRC's Kabila won't change constitution to seek third term; opposition parties unconvinced

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President Joseph Kabila Kabange (photo credit: Reuters/Lucas Jackson)

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6 June 2016

DRC presidential ally floats the possibility of constitutional referendum to abolish term limits

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President Joseph Kabila (photo credit: LH5)

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18 May 2016

Op-ed: DRC, term limits, constitutional 'coups', and the African Union's key role

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President Joseph Kabila (photo credit: Africa News)

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12 May 2016

DRC's Kabila to stay in power if elections not held, despite constitutional terms

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15 April 2015

الكونغو: الحزب الحاكم يدعو لتعديل دستور البلاد

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President Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa on January 19. AFP Photo/Tutondele Miankend

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26 January 2015

New violence in DRC as Kabila seeks alternate ways to circumvent constitutional term limit

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