Former Congolese warlord sentenced to 30 years in prison for complicity in crimes against humanity
- Posted on December 15, 2025
- By Le Monde
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Former Congolese warlord sentenced to 30 years in prison for complicity in crimes against humanity

Roger Lumbala was found guilty by the Paris criminal court on Monday for acts committed in 2002 and 2003 while he led a rebel group in eastern DR Congo. It is the first time a foreign national court has tried a former Congolese warlord for crimes committed in that region.