Joseph Kabila became the Congolese president after the assassination of his father, Laurent-Desire Kabila (pictured), in 2001Image: picture-alliance/AP/D. Guttenfelder.

Laurent Kabila's assassination on January 16, 2001, thrust his son Joseph Kabila, who was just 29 years old at that time, into the presidency. He was reportedly reluctant to be president of the vast ...

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila is in Goma — a city under M23 rebel control. Officially, he speaks of peace. But ...

Joseph Kabila was accused of supporting the Rwanda-backed militia M23. Days later he arrived in Goma, a city held by the militia, so he remains out of prosecutors’ reach.

Joseph Kabila, former president of the DR Congo, appeared in the rebel-held eastern Congo "to push for peace." Kabila has been accused of atrocities in supporting insurgents.

Accused of backing M23, ex-president Joseph Kabila returns via rebel zones, staging comebacks to challenge his successor, Félix Tshisekedi.

Ex-president Joseph Kabila was back in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, meeting local leaders in Goma, an eastern Congolese city seized by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia. His visit ...

Joseph Kabila took control of Congo as a 29-year-old when his father, Laurent Kabila, was killed by a bodyguard. The younger Kabila then led Congo for 18 years before ultimately stepping aside to ...

Rest of World News: Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila met with leaders in the rebel-held east, expressing a desire for peace, while the government accuses him of s ...

Opinion - When Joseph Kabila, who led the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) from 2001 to 2019 and was once a close ally of current President Félix Tshisekedi, appeared in Goma earlier this ...

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Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila is in Goma — a city under M23 rebel control. Officially, he speaks of peace. But Kinsasha accuses him of high treason. As tensions rise, the conflict ...