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Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo cracked down on demonstrations held across the country against President Félix Tshisekedi's proposed constitutional changes, which critics say are aimed at allowing him to seek a third term. The protests reflect growing domestic opposition to what demonstrators view as an attempt to entrench executive power. The unrest has drawn broader commentary on a pattern across Africa of leaders seeking to alter or extend term limits, with analysts pointing to DRC as the latest example of a continent-wide struggle between incumbent leaders and pro-democracy movements over constitutional constraints on power.