Mamia ya waandamanaji walikusanyika katika mji mkuu wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo (DRC), Kinshasa, kupinga pendekezo la serikali la kufanya marekebisho ya Katiba ambayo yanaweza kumruhusu Rais Félix Tshisekedi, aliyechaguliwa mwaka 2019 na kuchaguliwa tena mwaka 2023, kugombea muhula wa tatu endapo marekebisho hayo yatapitishwa kupitia kura ya maoni.
Takriban watu 10 wamekamatwa kufuatia maandamano hayo yaliyofanyika Septemba 15, 2026 jijini Kinshasa pamoja na Lubumbashi, hata baada ya zuio kutoka kwa mamlaka.
Maandamano hayo yaliandaliwa na muungano wa Upinzani C64, ambao unamtaka Rais Félix Tshisekedi kuachana na mapendekezo hayo ya mabadiliko ya Katiba yanayoweza kufungua njia ya yeye kugombea muhula wa tatu.
Ingawa uchaguzi ujao unatarajiwa kufanyika 2028, tayari kuna mvutano mkubwa kati ya serikali na wapinzani wake, baada ya bunge linalotawaliwa na chama cha serikali kuidhinisha pendekezo la kuongeza muda wa madaraka ya Rais.
Soma Bunge la Seneti Congo Lapitisha Muswada Unaoweza Kumpa Rais Muhula Mpya
Mamlaka zilisitisha maandamano yaliyofanyika Kinshasa mwezi Julai kupinga marekebisho hayo ya Katiba, huku baadhi ya wafuasi wa upinzani wakijeruhiwa katika mapigano. Umoja wa Mataifa ulisema angalau mtu mmoja aliuawa katika vurugu hizo. Katikati ya Julai 2026, Serikali pia ilitangaza kuandaa mazungumzo ya kitaifa ambayo yamekuwa yakidaiwa
Soma CONGO DRC: Rais Tshisekedi aita Mazungumzo ya Kitaifa kutuliza mivutano ya kisiasa, M23 wawekwa kando
Hata hivyo, kufuatia Katiba ya sasa ya Congo inamruhusu rais kuhudumu kwa mihula miwili ya miaka mitano kila mmoja ambapo Rais Tshisekedi alichaguliwa kwa mara ya kwanza mwaka 2018 na kuchaguliwa tena mwaka 2023 na Muhula wake wa sasa unatarajiwa kumalizika mwaka 2028.
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Hundreds of protestors gathered in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to voice their opposition to a government-proposed constitutional amendment that could allow President Felix Tshisekedi -- elected in 2019, then re-elected in 2023 -- to stand for a third term following a referendum.
Organised by the C64 coalition, the opposition is calling on President Felix Tshisekedi to "give up" proposed constitutional changes that could open the way for him to secure a third term.
Elections are two years away but tensions are already high between the government and its opponents since the ruling-party-majority parliament approved a proposal to extend the presidential mandate.
Authorities suppressed a July rally in Kinshasa against the constitutional amendment and several opposition supporters were injured in clashes in which the UN said at least one person was killed.
In mid-July, Kinshasa also announced the organisation of a national dialogue long demanded by the opposition, without specifying its terms.
The proposed constitutional change comes as much of the country is riven by conflict, particularly to the east, where the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group seized swathes of territory last year.
Source: African news, Reuters & Anadolu Ajansi
Takriban watu 10 wamekamatwa kufuatia maandamano hayo yaliyofanyika Septemba 15, 2026 jijini Kinshasa pamoja na Lubumbashi, hata baada ya zuio kutoka kwa mamlaka.
Maandamano hayo yaliandaliwa na muungano wa Upinzani C64, ambao unamtaka Rais Félix Tshisekedi kuachana na mapendekezo hayo ya mabadiliko ya Katiba yanayoweza kufungua njia ya yeye kugombea muhula wa tatu.
Ingawa uchaguzi ujao unatarajiwa kufanyika 2028, tayari kuna mvutano mkubwa kati ya serikali na wapinzani wake, baada ya bunge linalotawaliwa na chama cha serikali kuidhinisha pendekezo la kuongeza muda wa madaraka ya Rais.
Soma Bunge la Seneti Congo Lapitisha Muswada Unaoweza Kumpa Rais Muhula Mpya
Mamlaka zilisitisha maandamano yaliyofanyika Kinshasa mwezi Julai kupinga marekebisho hayo ya Katiba, huku baadhi ya wafuasi wa upinzani wakijeruhiwa katika mapigano. Umoja wa Mataifa ulisema angalau mtu mmoja aliuawa katika vurugu hizo. Katikati ya Julai 2026, Serikali pia ilitangaza kuandaa mazungumzo ya kitaifa ambayo yamekuwa yakidaiwa
Soma CONGO DRC: Rais Tshisekedi aita Mazungumzo ya Kitaifa kutuliza mivutano ya kisiasa, M23 wawekwa kando
Hata hivyo, kufuatia Katiba ya sasa ya Congo inamruhusu rais kuhudumu kwa mihula miwili ya miaka mitano kila mmoja ambapo Rais Tshisekedi alichaguliwa kwa mara ya kwanza mwaka 2018 na kuchaguliwa tena mwaka 2023 na Muhula wake wa sasa unatarajiwa kumalizika mwaka 2028.
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Hundreds of protestors gathered in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to voice their opposition to a government-proposed constitutional amendment that could allow President Felix Tshisekedi -- elected in 2019, then re-elected in 2023 -- to stand for a third term following a referendum.
Organised by the C64 coalition, the opposition is calling on President Felix Tshisekedi to "give up" proposed constitutional changes that could open the way for him to secure a third term.
Elections are two years away but tensions are already high between the government and its opponents since the ruling-party-majority parliament approved a proposal to extend the presidential mandate.
Authorities suppressed a July rally in Kinshasa against the constitutional amendment and several opposition supporters were injured in clashes in which the UN said at least one person was killed.
In mid-July, Kinshasa also announced the organisation of a national dialogue long demanded by the opposition, without specifying its terms.
The proposed constitutional change comes as much of the country is riven by conflict, particularly to the east, where the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group seized swathes of territory last year.
Source: African news, Reuters & Anadolu Ajansi
