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Zimbabwe, DRC and Nigeria Advance Mineral Beneficiation
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, October 2, 2025/APO Group/ — Mining Ministries from Zimbabwe, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) showcased measures driving beneficiation of mineral resources during the Ministerial Forum held today at...

Former DRC president sentenced to death

Vendetta in Democratic Republic of Congo
A Congolese military court’s conviction and death sentence imposed on former President Joseph Kabila on September 30 highlights the fragile balance between accountability and political stability in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The trial, for...

Ex-president of Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced to death for treason, war crimes
The High Military Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced former President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia on Tuesday. Kabila was found guilty of multiple charges including participation in an insurrectional movement, treason,...
DRC : Joseph Kabila sentenced to death by a military court

DRC : Joseph Kabila sentenced to death by a military court
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, October 1, 2025 – Former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, was sentenced to death on Tuesday, September 30, by the Kinshasa High Military Court, in absentia. The former Head of State was also...

Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is sentenced to death for war crimes and treason
By OLIVIA CHRISTIE, NEWS REPORTER Published: 18:42 EDT, 30 September 2025 | Updated: 19:10 EDT, 30 September 2025 The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sentenced to death for treason and war crimes. Joseph Kabila, 54,...

Kabila sentenced to death: What it means for DRC and what’s next
Former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila, was on Tuesday sentenced to death by a high military court on charges of treason, war crimes and other serious offences, in connection with the ongoing conflict in the...
Ex-Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) President Joseph Kabila sentenced to death by Military Court for supporting M23 Rebels.
By Zweli Martin Dlamini MBABANE:A Military Court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has sentenced former President Joseph Kabila to death for supporting M23 Rebels, Aljazeera reported on Tuesday evening. It has been reported that,...

Nigeria News1 hour ago Ex-President Joseph Kabila Sentenced To Death In DR Congo A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sentenced former president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia after finding him guilty of treason...
The ruling was delivered on Tuesday in Kinshasa, though the 54-year-old former leader was neither present nor represented at the trial. Kabila was accused of working with the M23 armed movement, which has seized vast territories in eastern DRC...

Sungrow to build 233 MW solar PV plant in DRC for CrossBoundary Energy
Renewable energy project developer Sungrow will build a 233 MW solar PV plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for commercial and industry energy investment company CrossBoundary Energy, which will supply clean, low-cost solar power to...

WHO says 42 dead in latest Ebola outbreak in DRC
Kinshasa – An Ebola outbreak declared in the DRC in early September has caused 42 deaths out of 64 confirmed cases but the risk of it spreading in the region is moderate, the WHO said Wednesday. Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of...

Rights group says former DRC President Kabila’s trial exposes country's democratic crisis
02 october 2025 - 07:56:41 MA 323 Views Panafrican News Agency Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) military court’s conviction and death sentence imposed on former President Joseph Kabila on 30 September highlights the...

UN expert warns of abuses against women human rights defenders and their families in South Kivu: Democratic Republic of Congo
OHCHR GENEVA – A UN expert today expressed grave concern about the abduction and alleged sexual violence perpetrated against four women human rights defenders in South Kivu province, as well as the killing of the mother of one of the activists....

Missionary pilots risk all for forgotten communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo: 'At the heart of every crisis are people'
Dominic Villeneuve, a Canadian pilot works for Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), a Christian organization that sends aircraft into some of the world's most dangerous places. MAF Dominic Villeneuve grips the controls as his small aircraft...

Guyana voices concern over 122 per cent surge in DRC civilian fatalities

DRC: Joseph Kabila's death sentence sends shockwaves through Goma
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the death sentence handed down to former president Joseph Kabila has sparked strong reactions. The military court’s decision especially resonates in Goma. The city has been under the control of the AFC/M23...

Duchess Sophie meets rape survivors during foreign visit
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, called for the world to confront the scourge of sexual violence in conflict as she met survivors during a four-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo. “You have to allow this issue to get under your skin,”...

WHO: Ebola outbreak in DRC shows signs of decline
KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is “showing encouraging signs of decline,” though risks remain, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. According to the latest situation report...

DRC sees 'significant decline' in Ebola virus transmission in Kasai
01 october 2025 - 16:16:24 MA 233 Views Panafrican News Agency Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Ebola outbreak in Kasai province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is seeing signs of a notable decline in transmission, the World Health Organisation...