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Ex-leader Kabila slams DR Congo 'dictatorship' after losing immunity

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) senators attend a plenary session to vote whether lift the immunity of former DRC President Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa on May 22, 2025. [AFP]

Former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila on Friday said he would soon visit a city occupied by the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group, branding the current government a "dictatorship" after he lost his immunity.

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