01.10.2025 11:14
Former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila, has been sentenced to death by the High Military Court. The court found Kabila guilty of supporting rebel groups and treason against the country.
The former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, has been reported to be sentenced to death by the country's High Military Court.
FOUND GUILTY OF TREASON
The court found Kabila guilty of supporting rebel groups operating in the eastern part of the country and of treason. However, the court rejected the request to confiscate Kabila's assets.
INHERITED THE THRONE FROM HIS FATHER
Joseph Kabila became president at the age of 29 after his father, Laurent-Desire Kabila, was assassinated in 2001. Kabila, who won elections for two consecutive terms, remained in power for an additional two years by postponing elections for security reasons, despite his term officially ending in 2016.
EXILED TO SOUTH AFRICA
Kabila, who handed over power to the current President Felix Tshisekedi in December 2018, settled in South Africa in 2023 due to political exile.