Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has suggested the possibility of serving a third term and potentially delaying the next presidential election. This consideration comes amid ongoing turmoil in the eastern part of the country.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi on Wednesday evoked a possible third term and a potential delay of a presidential vote due in two years because of turmoil in the volatile east. In power since 2019, the 62-year-old will reach the end of his second five-year term in 2028, the maximum allowed under the DRC's constitution. FRANCE 24's Emmet Livingstone reports from Kinshasa.