US EditionDR Congo Ex-Leader Joseph Kabila Lashes Out After Immunity Lifted for Treason Charges
- Joseph Kabila, the former president of DR Congo, delivered a 45-minute live address on YouTube on Friday night, speaking from a location that was not revealed, following the Senate’s decision to remove his legal immunity.
- The Senate's decision followed authorities' intent to charge him with treason and war crimes linked to the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels controlling eastern towns since 2012.
- In the speech, Kabila criticized the government for economic mismanagement and corruption, set out a 12-point plan to end insecurity in mineral-rich east DR Congo, and called the government a dictatorship.
- He said public debt had 'skyrocketed' above $10 billion, urged withdrawal of all foreign troops, welcomed recent SADC troop pullout, and warned the state was 'back at square one' after six years.
- Kabila’s speech signals rising tensions as analysts warn his trial could destabilize the country, while DR Congo and Rwanda pursue a tentative peace deal amid ongoing conflict and displacement.
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DR Congo ex-leader lashes out after immunity lifted for treason charges - The Zambian Observer
DR Congo ex-leader lashes out after immunity lifted for treason charges (BBC) Joseph Kabila, the ex-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has lashed out at the government of his successor – calling it a “dictatorship”. The 53-year-old made a 45-minute speech live on YouTube on Friday evening from an unspecified location a day after […] The post DR Congo ex-leader lashes out after immunity lifted for treason charges first appeared on The…
Ex-DR Congo president Joseph Kabila lashes out after immunity lifted for treason charges
Joseph Kabila, the ex-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has lashed out at the government of his successor – calling it a “dictatorship”. The 53-year-old made a 45-minute speech live on YouTube on Friday evening from an unspecified location, a day after the Senate lifted his immunity from prosecution. DR Congo’s authorities intend to […]
DR Congo Lifts Immunity On Ex-leader For Treason Charges
A former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has lashed out at the government of his successor – calling it a “dictatorship”. The 53-year-old made a 45-minute speech live on YouTube from an unspecified location a day after the Senate lifted his immunity from prosecution. DR Congo’s authorities intend to charge the former president with treason and war crimes, linking him to the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, who have taken …
DR Congo ex-leader lashes out after immunity lifted for treason charges - Kahawatungu
Joseph Kabila, the ex-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has lashed out at the government of his successor – calling it a “dictatorship”. The 53-year-old made a 45-minute speech live on YouTube on Friday evening from an unspecified location a day after the Senate lifted his immunity from prosecution. DR Congo’s authorities intend to charge the former president with treason and war crimes, linking him to the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels,…
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