A Congolese prosecutor on July 29 requested death sentences against 25 defendants accused of belonging to the M23 rebel group in a high-profile trial in Kinshasa. The prosecution called for a 20-year jail term against a 26th defendant. The Tutsi-led M23, backed by Rwanda, has seized huge swathes of territory in eastern Democratic Republic of...

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