# Why do some African leaders gamble with term limits?

https://mins.news/en/item/59911

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-15 20:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2026/9/15/why-do-some-african-leaders-gamble-with-term-limits-2?traffic_source=rss

> Protests have spread across the Democratic Republic of the Congo after parliament passed legislation setting the rules for a referendum on a constitutional amendment. Demonstrators fear President Felix Tshisekedi could seek a third term, a move that would depend on the amendment and referendum and could deepen turmoil amid conflict in the east and a spreading Ebola outbreak.

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