Kabila resurfaces in Goma amid conflict and controversy

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Kabila resurfaces in Goma amid conflict and controversy   Kabila’s return to the spotlight comes as the Congolese Senate recently voted to lift his immunity, paving the way for potential prosecution on charges of treason and war crimes  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/kabila-resurfaces-in-goma-amid-conflict-and-controversy  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila made his first public appearance in Goma on Thursday

00:05since arriving in the city last month amid escalating tensions and ongoing violence in

00:11Eastern DRC. Kabila, who ruled the country from 2001 to 2019, met with local religious leaders

00:19in a rebel-held city. Religious leaders have called on Kabila to step into a mediating role.

00:25As religious leaders, we told him to play the role of arbiter so that peace would return

00:33because for 18 years he viewed so much that we cannot ignore. He did everything to reunify

00:38this country. And this same state still exists for him to get involved so that peace can return.

00:45What we as religious leaders are asking for is the return of peace and nothing but peace.

00:54President Felix Chisiqui and his government have repeatedly alleged that Kabila is supporting

00:59the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who have taken control of key cities in the East. Kabila has

01:05denied any links to the group. Kabila's reappearance has drawn mixed reactions among Goma residents.

01:12Some welcomed his presence while others expressed skepticism. I don't think Kabila can end the war because

01:19he was president for this country a long time ago but it didn't succeed. I didn't think that today when the situation

01:26is getting worse, he's coming to end it. His arrival in Goma is good because he's as Congolese as any one of us.

01:33He's here to help us Congolese achieve peace. For us to achieve peace, we must go through him because

01:39he has a very good grasp of the problems the Congolese face having been president for 18 years.

01:46Kabila's return to the spotlight comes as the Congolese Senate recently voted to lift his immunity, paving the way

01:52for potential prosecution on charges of treason and war crimes, accusations he has dismissed as politically motivated.

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