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Former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, has been sentenced to death in absentia by a military court on charges of treason, war crimes, and conspiracy linked to the brutal M23 rebellion in the country’s east. The verdict, delivered Tuesday (30 September) in Kinshasa, marks a dramatic fall from grace for […]
Former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila has broken his silence over the explosive treason trial against him, dismissing the proceedings as a “politically motivated” attempt to silence opposition voices and distract from President Félix Tshisekedi’s governance failures. Kabila, who ruled the DRC from 2001 to 2019, is being tried in absentia before […]
Former President Joseph Kabila is facing the death penalty in a dramatic trial unfolding in absentia, as Congo’s military prosecutor accuses him of treason, war crimes, and backing the Rwanda-aligned M23 rebel group that has overrun eastern regions of the country. Kabila, who ruled the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from 2001 to 2019, is […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has suspended the political party of former president Joseph Kabila, accusing him of high treason over alleged links to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group. The Interior Ministry announced the suspension of Kabila’s People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) and ordered the seizure of assets belonging to him and […]
Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila’s unexpected return to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has ignited a political firestorm in a nation already engulfed by escalating conflict and growing insecurity in its eastern region. Announcing his return after six years of silence and exile, Kabila, once ousted amid mass protests, says he aims to help […]
Civil society groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are calling for a fresh review of the country’s mining agreement with Chinese companies, citing substantial financial losses and continued imbalances despite a 2024 renegotiation. The “Congo Is Not For Sale” coalition (CNPAV) claims that the revised deal, originally signed in 2008 by the then-president […]
Former leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had employed two ex-agents of the Israeli foreign secret service to spy on his opponents, an Israeli TV show has revealed. Joseph Kabila who led the country between 2001 and 2019 hired in late 2015 Black Cube, an Israeli secret company to gather intelligence on […]
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday in Addis Ababa to discuss Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidential election, that the runner-up says was rigged. The regional bloc, which includes old Kabila allies Angola and South Africa, recommended a government of national unity including parties representing Kabila, Fayulu and Tshisekedi […]
US senators called on President Barack Obama on Friday to impose sanctions on officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo responsible for violence and rights violations amid rising political tensions. A simmering political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo that the US and its allies have been unable to defuse, is stoking fears in […]