Kabila sentenced to death: What it means for DRC and what’s next

President Felix Tshisekedi's government accuses the former leader of allying with the M23 rebel group.

By Shola Lawal

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Former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila, was on Tuesday sentenced to death by a high military court on charges of treason, war crimes and other serious offences, in connection with the ongoing conflict in the country’s east.

Kabila sentenced to death: What it means for DRC and what’s next

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