Constitutional Coup D'état Extends the Kabila Regime's Hold on the DRC : Central Africa - Regional Analysis

Abstract

Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) President Joseph Kabila is not about to allow his family's ruling dynasty to end because of legal term limits. Kabila hid his machinations until a surprise move to upend the constitution with the help of co-opted minor political parties and docile courts. Central Africa's mineral-rich and perennially conflict-ridden state is now an autocracy in all but name.