Congo-Kinshasa: Deal Calls On Kabila to Step Down After 2017 Election

[TomSea]

Though we may not pay attention to news from some of these countries like others, stories were posted how protesters got shot and killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo); hence, they are martyrs for the cause of freedom. Most likely, their president is going to step down.

Congo-Kinshasa: Deal Calls On Kabila to Step Down After 2017 Election

Congolese President Joseph Kabila has reportedly agreed to step down after elections in 2017, according to an agreement struck by the various political parties on Friday. Kabila's mandate ran out earlier this month.

President Joseph Kabila, in power for 15 years, has reportedly agreed to step down by the end of next year, in what would be Congo's first peaceful transfer of power since independence in 1960.

The deal, announced by mediators late Friday, will prohibit President Joseph Kabila from changing the constitution to extend his mandate and run for a third term, Marcel Utembi, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference in the Democratic Republic of Congo, told reporters.

The agreement comes after weeks of tense talks among the political parties. But it remains unclear if elections can be organized by the end of next year.

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