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DR Congo Senate to debate immunity of former President accused of 'treason'

Displaced persons, presumed to be Rwandan nationals, stand in line for a check after being dropped off at the border, between DRC and Rwanda, in Goma on May 19, 2025. [AFP]

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate will on Thursday debate lifting the immunity of ex-president Joseph Kabila, who the government accuses of supporting a Rwanda-backed militia in the mineral-rich east.

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