This file photo taken on November 12, 2016 shows delegates and members of Congolese Episcopal conference (Conference episcopale nationale du Congo, Cenco) arriving to meet United Nations Security Council's members in Kinshasa at the start of a three-day v
Kinshasa: Congolese crisis talks to ensure a peaceful transition of power were suspended Saturday, Catholic church negotiators said, announcing they would resume only a day after President Joseph Kabila's last legal term in office ends.
The announcement follows nearly a week of church-led negotiations between Kabila's ruling power and opposition parties to determine a path forward after December 20, when Kabila's second term ends.
The Congolese constitution bans presidents from a third term, but Kabila has showed no signs of stepping down and no elections have yet been planned, leading international observers to fear the situation could descend into violence
