DR Congo ex-presidential aide jailed for graft ‘seriously ill’: minister

A top former aide to DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi jailed for 20 years for corruption in a landmark trial is seriously ill and may need medical treatment abroad, a minister said Tuesday. Vital Kamerhe, who was also a key ally of influential former president Joseph Kabila, was sentenced to hard labour in June for diverting more than $50 million (44 million euros) of public funds. The case marked the first time that a figure considered…