New violence in DRC as Kabila seeks alternate ways to circumvent constitutional term limit

26 January 2015
President Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa on January 19. AFP Photo/Tutondele Miankend
President Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa on January 19. AFP Photo/Tutondele Miankend
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422260010436_1847">Gunfire rang out Wednesday at a student demonstration in Kinshasa in a third day of violence over controversial legislation that would extend President Joseph Kabila's term in office, with international concern mounting over the crisis</p><p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422260010436_1854">Two shots were heard as dozens of students shouting "Kabila get out!" faced off against a small group of police officers at Kinshasa's university amid sporadic confrontations.</p><p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422260010436_1856">In another neighbourhood, youths destroyed a police vehicle and police fired teargas in an attempt to disperse the protesters.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><div>[toc hidden:1]</div>
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