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

He took over leadership of the country in 2001 at the age of just 29, after his father and former coup leader, President Laurent Kabila, was assassinated. DRC presidents, former presidents and senators are immune from prosecution unless they commit “gross misconduct” according to the country’s constitution.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Congo moves to lift ex-President Kabila's immunity, accusing him of war crimes

Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a bid to strip former President Joseph Kabila of immunity so he can face trial on charges of supporting the M23 insurgency in the country's east, where the government is seeking to draft a peace deal this week.

The Washington Post · 1d

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 insurge

Red Cross escorts hundreds of stranded Congolese soldiers from rebel-controlled city to capital

The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is helping transfer hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers ...

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Kinshasa residents react to Trump's comments that 'many, many people' come to US from Congo

Residents of Congo’s capital Kinshasa reacted to comments made by US President Donald Trump about foreign migrants last week.

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ICRC escorts Congo troops from UN base in rebel-held Goma to Kinshasa

Hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers seeking refuge at the United Nations' base in Goma since the eastern city's capture in January are being transferred to Kinshasa, the International ...

ICRC escorts hundreds of disarmed Congo soldiers from rebel-controlled city

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers, along with their families, were transferred from the rebel-controlled town of Goma in eastern Congo to the capital Kinshasa, the ...

The Associated Press on MSN9d

Congo's government and rebels say they are working toward a truce in the east

The rebels are supported by about 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, according to U.N. experts, and at times have vowed to ...

The EastAfrican on MSN1d

From Congo to the Vatican: Cardinal Ambongo’s papal shot

His prospects of becoming head of the Holy See do not inspire the same enthusiasm among the ruling elite as they do among ...

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Americans linked to Congo coup attempt plead not guilty to US criminal charges

Four Americans pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in a federal court in Utah after authorities said they conspired to ...

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Congo-Kinshasa: EU Companies Fueling Minerals Smuggling in DRC

Global Witness alleges that it has "concrete" evidence Rwanda has been exporting to the EU coltan smuggled from the conflict-riven eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. "Our investigation strongly ...

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DR Congo, Rwanda reach preliminary agreement after Doha talks

The two countries were expected to submit a draft agreement to end the war in Congo's east Friday. The draft deal would cover ...

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