Former Democratic Republic of Congo leader Joseph Kabila went on trial in absentia ... Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kinshasa, Emmet Livingstone.

The treason trial of the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has begun in a military court in the capital, Kinshasa.

The March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group announced on Friday that the release of over 700 people detained in connection with ...