Kabila Back in Congo, Hunted by Treason Charges as Rebels Seize Goma
Former DRC president Joseph Kabila, who ruled for 18 years, faces a death-penalty treason conviction that he says is bogus; he returned to the eastern Congo to territory controlled by rebels, including the city of Goma seized in 2025 by a Rwanda-backed militia, underscoring ongoing insecurity and political peril.