DR CONGO – Former Democratic Republic of Congo leader Joseph Kabila went on trial in absentia Friday on charges including treason over alleged support for Rwanda-backed militants, an AFP reporter at ...

Last week, the DRC government and M23 rebels signed a peace framework in Doha, aiming to end conflict in eastern Congo.

The recent truce between the Congolese government and the M23 rebel group — along with an earlier DRC-Rwanda peace deal — was expected to usher in new era of regional stability. Yet even the ...

Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila went on trial in absentia Friday on charges including treason ...

The treason trial of the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has begun in a military court in the capital, Kinshasa.

Speaking at a press conference on July 25 in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, M23 representative Benjamin Mbonimpa raised concerns about the implementation of the agreement. He warned that ...

Democratic Republic of Congo's ex-leader Joseph Kabila went on trial in absentia Friday on charges including treason over ...

The treason trial of the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has begun in a military court in the ...