Former Congolese leader Kabila meets with religious leaders in rebel-controlled city

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila, who is accused by the government of supporting Rwanda-backed rebels in the country’s conflict-battered east, on Thursday met with top religious leaders in the rebel-controlled city of Goma. During the meeting — his first public engagement since Congolese authorities lifted his immunity amid a treason probe - Kabila expressed his desire to help achieve peace in the troubled region, according to one of the religious leaders. “The former president called us to express his wish to see peace return,” Joel Amurani, senior bishop and president of the Religious Denominations Platform, said after the meeting.