Tshisekedi faces critical year ahead as elections loom

Supporters of DRC President Felix Tshisekedi

Supporters of DRC President Felix Tshisekedi at his inauguration in Kinshasa in 2018. He plans to run for a second term next year. PHOTO |  AFP

Three years after coming to power in a highly contested election, Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi is once again preparing to hit the campaign trail ahead of next year’s elections.

Last year, President Tshisekedi announced his intention to run again, confirming that he was not going to be a one-term president. He openly said in a public rallies and during a tour of his home province of Grand Kasaï last December that he was on vote-seeking mission.