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Congo releases man convicted of role in Kabila assassination

by Jean-Yves Kamale
| January 8, 2021 8:06 AM

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities on Friday released Eddy Kapend, a man once sentenced to death for his role in the assassination of President Laurent Kabila nearly two decades ago.

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