NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo appeared in public Wednesday for the first time since being sentenced to death in absentia for treason and war crimes, meeting other leaders in Kenya in an attempt to establish a political group in opposition to Congo’s current president.

Joseph Kabila was filmed in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, at a ceremony attended by a dozen other Congolese leaders who oppose President Felix Tshisekedi.

Kabila’s appearance in Kenya is expected to trigger diplomatic protests by Congo’s government, which has previously accused Kenya of supporting the Congo rebel group M23.

The group signed a declaration establishing a new political movement, which they said was aimed at saving the country. They claimed the goal was to reach “al

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