Kabila Back in Congo, Hunted by Treason Charges as Rebels Seize Goma

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Kabila Back in Congo, Hunted by Treason Charges as Rebels Seize Goma
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Former DRC president Joseph Kabila, who ruled for 18 years, faces a death-penalty treason conviction that he says is bogus; he returned to the eastern Congo to territory controlled by rebels, including the city of Goma seized in 2025 by a Rwanda-backed militia, underscoring ongoing insecurity and political peril.

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