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DRC referendum bill intensifies constitutional standoff

DRC referendum bill intensifies constitutional standoff June 11, 2026Despite an ongoing Ebola epidemic and persistent insecurity in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the political elite is increasingly focused on a possible constitutional overhaul, with the ruling majority now openly pursuing amendments. On June 9, the National Assembly passed a bill to organize referendums—legislation that would be pivotal to any constitutional revision as President Felix Tshisekedi's second...