DR Congo’s term-limit gamble risks jolting global cobalt and EV markets

• Push to amend term limits rattles investor confidence
• Congo’s minerals place global energy transition at risk

KINSHASA, DR CONGO – A growing push to amend presidential term limits in the Democratic Republic of Congo is raising alarm among investors and analysts, threatening political stability in a country central to the global energy transition.

Supporters of President Félix Tshisekedi are pressing for the removal of Article 220 of the constitution, which blocks any changes allowing a third presidential term — a move critics warn could destabilise both governance and markets.