Police fire tear gas to break up Congo protests against constitutional changes

Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-15 · by Jean-yves Kamale The Associated Press
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Summary

On Tuesday in Congo, police used tear gas against protesters opposing proposed constitutional amendments that could permit President Felix Tshisekedi to run for a third term. The demonstrations were organized by the opposition coalition C64 and took place not only in Kinshasa but also in Lubumbashi and Kindu, despite limitations on public gatherings due to an ongoing Ebola outbreak.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-15, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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50%
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Correction & hedging signals
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Story summary

In Congo, police used tear gas Tuesday to disperse hundreds of protesters who were demonstrating against proposed constitutional changes that could allow President Felix Tshisekedi to run for a third term in office. The opposition coalition C64 organized demonstrations in Kinshasa and other cities, including Lubumbashi and Kindu, despite government-imposed restrictions on mass gatherings amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak. These protests highlight growing concerns about potential constitutional amendments that could extend Tshisekedi's rule beyond his current mandate.

Written for “Protests In Congo Over Constitutional…” on 2026-09-17, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
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Score -0.35 Confidence high
Leaning score -0.35 for article 12112 (high confidence, 1 verified quote) · logged 2026-09-15

Story

📰 Protests In Congo Over Constitutional…
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Publisher

Toronto Star · 849 article(s) · 1 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 1 correction(s)
2026-09-04
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Who wrote this

Jean-yves Kamale The Associated Press
1 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Police in Congo fired tear gas Tuesday to disperse hundreds of people demonstrating against constitutional changes they said could allow President Felix Tshisekedi to seek a third term in office.
Wire or desk byline, not an individual reporter.
Nothing else under this byline in the corpus.

Topics

C64 Congo KINSHASA Kindu Lubumbashi

Subjects

Congo GPE · 3× KINSHASA GPE · 2× C64 ORG · 1× Felix Tshisekedi PERSON · 1× Kindu GPE · 1× Lubumbashi GPE · 1×

Narrative

The opposition coalition C64 organized demonstrations in the capital, Kinshasa, and several other cities, including Lubumbashi and Kindu in eastern Congo, despite restrictions on mass gatherings imposed due to the fast-spreading Ebola outbreak.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-15
🔮 Police in Congo fired tear gas Tuesday to disperse hundreds of people demonstrating against constitutional changes they said could allow President Felix Tshisekedi to seek a third term in office.

Claims (2 extracted, 1 hedged)

Police in Congo fired tear gas Tuesday to disperse hundreds of people demonstrating against constitutional changes they said could allow President Felix Tshisekedi to seek a third term in office. uncertain
Tshisekedi → fire → office
The opposition coalition C64 organized demonstrations in the capital, Kinshasa, and several other cities, including Lubumbashi and Kindu in eastern Congo, despite restrictions on mass gatherings imposed due to the fast-spreading Ebola outbreak. asserted
coalition → organize → outbreak
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