CONGO SLIDES TOWARD NEW CIVIL WAR: The Congolese government is delaying November’s long-anticipated presidential election. Why? President Joseph Kabila wants an unconstitutional third term and his lackeys are buying time. Yes, it’s already a mess, but it’s going to get worse.

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has rejected fresh demands from the opposition that elections be held and President Joseph Kabila step down by December 20 of this year.

Some background from a recent StrategyPage update.