US EditionCongo ex-president Kabila makes first public appearance in rebel-held Goma
- Former president Joseph Kabila made a surprise return on May 26, 2025, to Goma, a rebel-held city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Kabila’s visit comes shortly after the Senate voted to remove his legal immunity amid allegations of his involvement with the Rwanda-supported M23 insurgency.
- The M23 rebels took Goma in January 2025 and control territory in the mineral-rich east, while Kabila condemned Tshisekedi's government and called for ending instability.
- Kabila stated the Congolese government is a "dictatorship" suffering a "decline of democracy," while rebel spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka welcomed him to the "liberated areas."
- Kabila's return risks complicating ongoing US-led peace efforts and suggests further political tensions amid unresolved conflicts and displacement in eastern Congo.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo's former president Joseph Kabila appeared for the first time in public in rebel-held territory in the country's volatile east on Thursday, meeting with religious leaders in what participants said was a push for peace.
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