DR Congo court sentences 66 soldiers to death: Report

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1. Sun, 8 November 2026

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   • Anadolu Agency (AA)22:56first to report
     DR Congo court sentences 66 soldiers to death: Report

     Trial involved more than 70 soldiers, 4 of whom were acquitted

2. Tue, 10 November 2026

   8 reports
   • BBC News World07:43
     DR Congo sentences 66 soldiers to death for being 'cowards'

     The Congolese army's fight against rebel groups has long been hampered by disarray within its ranks.

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     • aol.com10 Nov, 12:15their copy
   • Google News - Top Stories08:39
     DR Congo conflict: At least 66 Congolese soldiers sentenced to death for cowardice

     DR Congo conflict: At least 66 Congolese soldiers sentenced to death for cowardice BBC Congo sentences 66 soldiers to death for cowardice and mutiny after they allegedly fled fighting with rebels CBS News DR Congo sentences 66 soldiers to death for fleeing rebel fighting Africanews DR Congo: 66 soldiers sentenced to death for cowardice in conflict with FRN rebels Deutsche Welle Kotu ta yanke wa sojoji 66 hukuncin kisa a Kongo Aminiya

   • DW Top Stories09:43
     DR Congo: 66 soldiers sentenced to death for 'cowardice' in conflict with FRN rebels

     Dozens of defendants were put on trial over accusations that they abandoned their posts and refused to follow direct orders.

   • AllAfrica10:20
     Congo-Kinshasa: 66 Soldiers Sentenced to Death for Cowardice

     [DW] Dozens of defendants were put on trial over accusations that they abandoned their posts and refused to follow direct orders.

   • news.az12:15
     DR Congo sentences 66 soldiers to death for cowardice, mutiny

     The sentences were handed down following a trial involving 71 soldiers before a military court in Walikale, in North Kivu province in eastern DR Congo...

   • Google News - Top Stories12:50
     Congo sentences 66 soldiers to death for cowardice and mutiny after they allegedly fled fighting with rebels

     Congo sentences 66 soldiers to death for cowardice and mutiny after they allegedly fled fighting with rebels CBS News DR Congo conflict: At least 66 Congolese soldiers sentenced to death for cowardice BBC Congolese soldiers sentenced to death for being ‘cowards’ The Telegraph DR Congo sentences 66 soldiers to death for fleeing rebel fighting Africanews DR Congo: 66 soldiers sentenced to death for cowardice in conflict with FRN rebels Deutsche Welle

   • Vecernji list (Croatia)20:53
     Masovne smrtne presude u Kongu: 66 vojnika osuđeno zbog 'kukavičluka'

     U ožujku 2024. Demokratska Republika Kongo ukinula je 20-godišnji moratorij na smrtnu kaznu, navodeći kao razlog potrebu za uklanjanjem "izdajnika" unutar vojske

   • Index.hr (Croatia)21:00
     DR Kongo osudio 66 svojih vojnika na smrtnu kaznu

     PRESUDE su donesene nakon suđenja 71 vojniku pred vojnim sudom u Walikaleu, u pokrajini Sjeverni Kivu na istoku zemlje.