Supporters of President Joseph Kabila dance at a political rally held in 2006 in Kinshasa, DR Congo. The government is currently trying to block elections so he can continue as president. Credit: Jerome Delay/AP/Press Association ImageWhen Jakaya Kikwete stepped down as Tanzania's president in October 2015 he appeared almost anachronistic.
Kikwete is an anomaly in a trend across central and east Africa of presidents at the end of their constitutionally mandated terms who are desperately clinging to power. What's more, they are not doing it by breaking the rules -- instead they are doing all they can to nullify constitutional term limits -- re-writing the rulebook to suit themselves.
