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DRC seeks to remove ex-president Kabila's immunity from prosecution

Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 18 March 2025. © REUTERS/ - Siphiwe Sibeko

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the senate to lift the immunity of former president Joseph Kabila, who has been accused of helping the armed rebel group M23 and has indicated he will return to the country.

Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has accused Kabila of preparing "an insurrection" and backing an alliance that includes the M23 armed group fighting government forces in the east of the country.

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