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DR Congo tries ex-president Joseph Kabila in absentia for treason

Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila went on trial in absentia Friday on charges including treason over his alleged support for Rwanda-backed militants.

Radio France Internationale

Are commercial interests driving Uganda’s military operations in DR Congo?

Ugandan soldiers said they ‘occupied’ two DRC towns as the Rwandan-backed M23 continues to hold territory elsewhere.

Al Jazeera

Qatar offers proposal in stalled peace talks between DRC and M23

Qatar has presented a draft peace proposal to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels following months of mediation in Doha. But from Kinshasa, progress looks slow and uncertain.

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Ex-DRC President Kabila holds talks in M23-held city of Goma: Reports

Joseph Kabila is visiting the eastern city of Goma, which has been seized by rebels, after he was stripped of immunity.

Al Jazeera

Former DRC president Kabila visits rebel-held Goma for controversial talks

The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila has arrived in the rebel-held city of Goma in the east of the country for talks with locals, according to sources close to him, after declaring he wanted to help end the crisis in the war-ravaged region.

Radio France Internationale

DR Congo's parliament votes to lift immunity of former President Joseph Kabila

Current leader Felix Tshisekedi accuses his predecessor of helping the M23 rebels in the war-torn east of the country, allegations Kabila denies.

Euronews

Former DR Congo president Kabila loses immunity over alleged M23 rebel ties

Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has overwhelmingly voted to strip former president Joseph Kabila of his honorific immunity. It follows accusations he backed the M23 rebel group which has seized land in the mineral-rich east of the country with Rwandan support.

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DR Congo Ex-leader Kabila Loses Immunity To 'Treason' Probe

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate on Thursday voted to lift the immunity of ex-president Joseph Kabila, whom the government accuses of supporting a Rwanda-backed militia in the mineral-rich east.

International Business Times

Why does DRC want to end ex-President Kabila’s immunity for war crimes?

The former leader is accused of allying with the rebel M23 group, active in the country’s east.

Al Jazeera

DRC seeks to lift ex-President Kabila’s immunity over alleged war crimes

Joseph Kabila denies charges of treason and war crimes amid escalating tensions in volatile eastern provinces.

Al Jazeera

DRC seeks to remove ex-president Kabila's immunity from prosecution

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the senate to lift the immunity of former president Joseph Kabila, who has been accused of helping the armed rebel group M23 and has indicated he will return to the country.

Radio France Internationale

Congo seeks to lift former President Kabila’s immunity over war crimes allegations

Congo's justice minister says that authorities have asked the country’s Senate to lift the immunity of former President Joseph Kabila so that he can face trial on charges of supporting a rebel insurgency in the country’s east

The Independent UK

‘I hope I’ll one day be at peace’: civilians seek mental health help in war-ravaged eastern DRC

People traumatised by conflict have queued outside the Saint Vincent de Paul neuropsychiatric hospital in Goma each day since free scheme launched

The Guardian - UK

DR Congo suspends ex-President Kabila’s party over alleged M23 links

Authorities accuse the 53-year-old politician of high treason over alleged ties to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group.

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Fears for political stability as Joseph Kabila plans return to DRC

The planned return of former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila from self-imposed exile could shift political dynamics and complicate efforts to resolve escalating violence in the country's east, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

‘People need a break’: DRC conflict reignites dark memories of Congo wars

Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?

Radio France Internationale

DRC president suggests unity government to respond to the crisis in the east

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said over the weekend he would launch a unity government, as he faces domestic pressure over his handling of an offensive by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern provinces.

Al Jazeera

DR Congo military court sentences 26 armed group members to death

The Congolese government in March had lifted a moratorium on the death penalty that was in place since 2003.

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The Independent UK

Congo's president accuses former leader of backing a US-sanctioned rebel coalition

Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is accusing former leader Joseph Kabila of backing a U.S.-sanctioned coalition of rebel groups

The Guardian - UK

Israeli journalist describes threats over reporting on spy chief and ICC

Haaretz journalist was warned of ‘consequences’ if he reported on attempts by Mossad chief to intimidate ex-prosecutor

The Guardian - US

The ICC spying revelations show the Israeli government to be a lawless regime

I was shocked to learn of the brazenness of Israel’s intimidation effort. It is to the credit of the ICC prosecutors that it has failed

Salon

Israel threatened ICC prosecutor: report

"Jaw-dropping" efforts came as US joined to "place public and private pressure" on the prosecutor, Guardian reports

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry

Mossad director Yossi Cohen personally involved in secret plot to pressure Fatou Bensouda to drop Palestine investigation, sources say

International Business Times

Tshisekedi: DR Congo's Leader For Another Five Years

DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has won a second term in office after elections described as chaotic, and is now set to cement his authority in the impoverished central African nation.

International Business Times

DR Congo's Democracy Backsliding Ahead Of Vote, Rights Groups Say

DR Congo's democracy has been backsliding ahead of elections this month, according to rights defenders, as prominent journalists languish in prison and the murder of an opposition politician remains unsolved.

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