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Why many ex-African presidents live in fear

Former DRC President Joseph Kabila. [AFP]

On Tuesday, September 30, a military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) handed former President Joseph Kabila a death sentence in absentia for alleged treason and war crimes.

Kabila, who has denied the accusations, was not in court and had no legal representation.

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