Congo Court Condemns Ex-President Kabila To Death In Absentia
September 30, 2025
1:07 pm
A military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday handed a death sentence in absentia to former President Joseph Kabila, finding him guilty of a series of grave offences, including war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Presiding officer Lieutenant-General Joseph Mutombo Katalayi detailed the convictions, which spanned treason, murder, sexual assault, torture, insurrection, and other acts of violence allegedly committed during Kabila’s nearly two-decade rule. The ruling marks a dramatic turn for a leader who once wielded near-absolute power over Africa’s second-largest country.
Kabila, who reluctantly stepped down amid mass protests in late 2023, has been living mostly …
