“My company is hiring new staff”, he said, adding that he was told the salary was $1,200 per month.
Joseph Kabila is visiting the eastern city of Goma, which has been seized by rebels, after he was stripped of immunity.Former President Joseph Kabila has returned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, just days after he
amid accusations he has helped armed rebels fighting in the eastern DRC, according to the Reuters and AFP news agencies.Kabila, on Thursday, was visiting the eastern city of, which had been seized by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia along with several other areas in the resource-rich east of the country earlier this year.
A team of AFP journalists saw Kabila meet local religious figures in the presence of M23’s spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka, without giving a statement.Citing three unidentified sources close to Kabila, Reuters also said the ex-president held talks with locals in Goma.
The visit comes despite the former president facing the possibility of a treason trial over his alleged support for M23.
Earlier this month, the DRC Senate voted to lift Kabila’s immunity, paving the way for him to be prosecuted.The tea plant is usually grown in tropical and subtropical climates where its cultivation and processing support the livelihoods of millions of people.
According to the latest data from theTea and Coffee Trade Journal
‘s Global Tea Report, China produces nearly half of the world’s tea (48 percent). India is the second largest producer, accounting for 20 percent of world production, followed by Kenya (8 percent), Turkiye (4 percent) and Sri Lanka (3 percent).The rest of the world accounts for 17 percent of tea production globally.