{"id":2000111403,"date":"2026-05-09T15:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000111403"},"modified":"2026-05-09T11:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:39:10","slug":"nangaa-dismisses-tshisekedis-constitutional-plans-says-his-rule-is-nearing-an-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/nangaa-dismisses-tshisekedis-constitutional-plans-says-his-rule-is-nearing-an-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Nangaa dismisses Tshisekedi\u2019s constitutional plans, says his rule is nearing an end"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On May 6, 2026, Tshisekedi told journalists in Kinshasa that Congolese citizens were examining the Constitution to determine whether amendments were necessary. He also stated that if the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo continues until 2028, elections may not be held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we fail to stop this war, unfortunately we may not be able to organize elections in 2028,\u201d Tshisekedi said. \u201cBut it would not be because I refused to organize them. The capacity exists, we could do it, but we cannot organize elections without North Kivu and South Kivu.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Congolese president also questioned whether the current Constitution should remain unchanged, while rejecting claims that constitutional reform was linked to ambitions for a third term in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat is so special about this Constitution? Should we leave it as it is? What prevents us from reviewing it?\u201d Tshisekedi said. \u201cOne thing we should not do is connect this to a third term. I do not want a third term, but if the people ask me to lead for a third term, I would accept.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking during a press conference in Goma on May 8, Nangaa criticized Tshisekedi, who recently apologized to Congolese citizens for failing to carry out the war against Rwanda that he had promised during the final stages of his 2023 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tshisekedi had said he was misled into believing that the Congolese army was strong, only to later discover that it had been infiltrated by enemies. He linked this to the growing number of arrests and prosecutions involving military officers accused of betraying the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nangaa suggested that Tshisekedi\u2019s departure from office could come sooner than expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo not be surprised if he leaves in the coming days. He will go,\u201d Nangaa said. \u201cAnd do not be surprised to hear him say, \u2018I did not know I was president.\u2019 He will say, \u2018I did not know it was my responsibility to guarantee Congo\u2019s security or to do this or that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AFC\/M23 leader argued that efforts to amend the Constitution would fail and called on Congolese citizens from different sectors to unite behind the alliance in order to block Tshisekedi\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe wants to change the Constitution. If he is capable, let him try,\u201d Nangaa said. \u201cBut as far as we are concerned, and I speak on behalf of AFC\/M23, the time is now. This press conference allows Congolese people to understand our objective. AFC\/M23 calls on all politicians and all citizens to support the struggle to protect the DRC.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nangaa further stated that AFC\/M23 seeks support from Congolese living in Kinshasa, those in exile, and even some members of the ruling Union Sacr\u00e9e coalition, claiming that certain figures within the alliance are already holding secret talks with AFC\/M23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Corneille Nangaa, the leader of the AFC\/M23 alliance, has declared that President F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi has limited time left in office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Corneille Nangaa, the leader of the AFC\/M23 alliance, has declared that President F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi has limited time left in office, arguing that his reported plans to amend the Constitution in order to remain in power will not succeed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000111412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[151,99,69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000111403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-48","tag-editors-choice","tag-greatlakesnews","tag-homehighlights","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000111412,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nang-3-3d66e.jpg","alt":"","caption":"Corneille Nangaa, the leader of the AFC\/M23 alliance, has declared that President F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi has limited time left in office","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":750,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nang-3-3d66e.jpg","width":150,"height":113},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nang-3-3d66e.jpg","width":300,"height":225},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nang-3-3d66e.jpg","width":768,"height":576},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nang-3-3d66e.jpg","width":1000,"height":750},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nang-3-3d66e.jpg","width":1000,"height":750}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000111403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000111403"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000111403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000111413,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000111403\/revisions\/2000111413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000111412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000111403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000111403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000111403"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000111403"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000111403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}