KINSHASA
- Former Congo rebel leader Lumbala sentenced to 30 years over wartime atrocities - Ex-Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala was sentenced Monday in France to 30 years in prison over atrocities committed two decades ago during the Second Congo War, in a verdict that rights groups hailed as overcoming long-standing impunity
- At least 20 dead, several missing after boat capsizes in northwestern Congo - At least 20 people have died, and several remain missing after a boat capsized in northwestern Congo, according to local residents. The boat, which capsized on Lake Maï-Ndombe on Thursday, was carrying passengers to the capital, Kinshasa.