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 KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congo's president signed the country's new postwar constitution on Saturday, paving the way for historic elections later this year.
The document replaces an interim constitution that laid the foundation for a transitional government that ruled the country since a 1998-2002 war that involved six neighboring nations.
The new constitution was approved during a December referendum. It grants greater autonomy to Congo's mineral-rich regions and lowers the minimum age for presidential candidates from 35 to 30, allowing an election bid by 34-year-old President Joseph Kabila, who has ruled since his father's 2001 assassination.
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