Roger Lumbala was found guilty by the Paris criminal court on Monday for acts committed in 2002 and 2003 while he led a rebel group in eastern DR Congo. It is the first time a foreign national court has tried a former Congolese warlord for crimes committed in that region.

Roger Lumbala, 67, is on trial in Paris, accused of complicity in crimes against humanity during the Second Congo War (1998-2003). For human rights organizations, the trial is an…

Roger Lumbala was found guilty by the Paris criminal court on Monday for acts committed in 2002 and 2003 while he led a rebel group in eastern DR Congo. It is the first time a…

In a landmark trial, Roger Lumbala faced accusations about atrocities committed during the Second Congo war.