DRC court sentences ex-President Kabila to death for treason, war crimes
DRC's former President Joseph Kabila, attends a memorial service of Sam Nujoma, who became Namibia's first democratically elected president, at the Independence Stadium, on February 28, 2025.
The Congolese military court on Tuesday sentenced former President Joseph Kabila to death and ordered his immediate arrest.
Tried and convicted in absentia, Kabila faced charges including war crimes, rape, murder, incitement, treason, conspiracy, and promoting war-related propaganda. The court also ordered him to pay more than $30 billion in damages to the State and to the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu.
