Paris, Dec 2, 2025 (AFP) - Priest tells war crimes trial DR Congo ex-rebel leader 'not very important'

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2025-12-02

An elderly Italian priest on Tuesday appeared to downplay the alleged role of a former rebel leader on trial in France for a wave of atrocities against civilians during the Second Congo War. Roger Lumbala, 67, is accused of complicity in crimes against humanity during the 1998-2003 conflict, which drew half a dozen African countries into the world's deadliest fighting since World War II. A number of witnesses from Mambasa and Epulu, in the easter......

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