DR Congo leader opens way for third term under new constitution

In brief

KINSHASA: DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has enacted a law that paves the way for constitutional change, condemned by the opposition as an attempt to cling onto power. The law, announced in an order read on national television overnight Tuesday to Wednesday, eases the rules around holding a referendum on constitutional matters in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It comes two years ahead of the next scheduled…