Congo Nouveau: “Tshisekedi and his barely concealed desire for a third term”

Kinshasa newspapers on October 26, 2026, focused on the adoption of the referendum law, an opposition meeting in Rome, and the creation of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), initiated by Joseph Kabila. Congo Nouveau interprets Félix Tshisekedi’s statement, “If you refuse in 2028, I will stop there,” as an attempt to make elected officials bear the political responsibility for a possible constitutional revision. At a meeting with Union sacrée de la nation officials and elected representatives on October 24, Tshisekedi announced that a preparatory team for national dialogue would soon be established. Le Potentiel reports that he intends to retain control of the political timetable despite his predecessor’s stance.