Sentenced to 20 years of penal servitude for the murder of his wife by the TGI/Gombe, "Moussa Mondo is to appeal," announced AfricaNews in an article published in its justice section.

Indeed, Me Emile Assani, one of the members of Moussa Mondo's team of lawyers, former Deputy Minister of Hydrocarbons and executive of the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy-PPRD-, announced on Thursday, April 18, that his client will appeal before the Kinshasa-Gombe Court of Appeal against the judgment sentencing him to 20 years of penal servitude for "voluntary assault and battery leading to the death of his wife".

"It may be that he is the perpetrator of his wife's death but the Public Prosecutor's Office has not proved whether it was the infamous blows that led to the death. The events took place on April 9, according to the Public Prosecutor's Office, and the person died on April 14," his lawyer said.

The Congolese Press Agency (ACP) reports that mobilizing the international community to act in response to the humanitarian tragedy and the security crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo was the option taken by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, following a one-on-one meeting on Thursday in Kinshasa, with the head of the Congolese state.

"We had a fruitful exchange, especially for our cooperation in the field of human rights (...) You know I was in Goma and Ituri where I saw the suffering of the populations which shows that the International Community must mobilize to find a solution and support the Congolese population," declared Volker Türk.

He made it known that this fruitful exchange was marked by promises of "now firm collaboration" between the DRC and the United Nations in the field of human rights.

Socio-political, sports, and cultural organizations in the Democratic Republic of Congo continue to denounce the silence of the International Community in the face of the Rwandan aggression that mourns and causes a persistent humanitarian crisis in the eastern part of the country.

In the same vein, Le Phare reports that, very focused on the consultations with the political groups of the DRC, Prime Minister Judith Suminwa made an exception by granting an audience to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Thursday, April 18, at the government hotel.

Human rights issues were at the center of the exchange given that they have a specific nature due to the insecurity, waves of displacement, violence, and conflicts in the East of the DRC.

For its part, La Prospérité reports that at the end of his visit, Volker Türk made it clear that it is imperative for the state to be fully capable of playing its role in the East, to ensure not only security, but also education, health, and an effective and fair judicial system.

Countries that support armed groups or have influence over them must assume their responsibilities and ensure that the fighting stops.
Under the title: "Salomon Idi Kalonda operated on successfully," Forum des as reports that the special advisor to the opposition Moïse Katumbi, Salomon Idi Kalonda Della, confided on Thursday, April 18, from his sickbed in Belgium, having undergone a successful surgical operation.

On this occasion, he gives thanks to the Most High who allowed him to endure during this long ordeal. He expresses his gratitude to everyone, political and judicial authorities who made it possible for him to go abroad for care.

"After ten months of trying captivity that caused a significant degradation of my health, the provisional release that was granted to me allowed my medical evacuation to Belgium where I underwent surgery a few days ago successfully," he says.

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