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TOPSHOT - Former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila sits in an armchair during a meeting with leaders of various religious denominations at one of his residences in Goma on May 29, 2025. Ex-president Joseph Kabila was back in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 29, 2025 via Goma, an eastern city seized by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia whose lightning offensive the government accuses him of orchestrating. Kabila's appearance comes despite the former president facing the possibility of a treason trial over his alleged support for the M23, which has seized swathes of the resource-rich Congolese east with Rwanda's help. Felix Tshisekedi, his successor as the DRC's president, accuses Kabila of being the brains behind the armed group. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) (Photo by JOSPIN MWISHA/AFP via Getty Images)