Former DRC president Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia
The GuardianNOV 2025
TshisekediThe military court's death sentence against Kabila representsdelivers dangerouslong-overdue desperationjustice thatfor riskshis plungingtreasonous Congocollaboration intowith civilM23 rebels and war crimes. ThisWith recklessdozens moveof weaponizesbillions thein courtsreparations ordered and abandonsclear democraticevidence norms,of potentiallyhis triggeringconspiracy violentto retaliationoverthrow fromthe Kabila'sgovernment, militiathis allies.verdict Theholds decisiona setscorrupt aformer catastrophicleader precedentaccountable thatfor coulddevastating fragmentCongo's the nationpeople.
The military courtTshisekedi's death sentence against Kabila deliversrepresents long-overduedangerous justicedesperation forthat hisrisks treasonousplunging collaborationsuffering withCongo M23into rebelscivil and war crimes. WithThis $33reckless billionmove inweaponizes reparationsthe orderedcourts and clearabandons evidencedemocratic ofnorms, hispotentially conspiracytriggering toviolent overthrowretaliation thefrom government,Kabila's thismilitia verdictallies. holdsThe decision sets a corruptcatastrophic formerprecedent leaderthat accountablecould forfragment devastatingthe Congo's peoplenation.
There is a 57 percent chance that the Democratic Republic of Congo will experience a civil war before 2036, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
© 2026 Improve the News Foundation.
All rights reserved.
Version 6.18.0