President of Cobalt Giant Congo Weighs Third-Term Referendum

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said he’s prepared to seek another five years in office if asked to do so after a referendum, highlighting a growing trend of term-limit evasion in Africa.

An extension of Tshisekedi’s rule would present a direct challenge to the resource-rich Central African nation’s 2006 constitution, which limits presidents to two terms. It also risks further destabilizing a country that’s struggling to end a decades-long conflict in eastern Congo.