Congolese army says it has foiled a coup attempt | AP News
WEBMay 19, 2024 · KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s army said it foiled a coup attempt early Sunday and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following attacks on the presidential palace and the residence of a close ally of Congo’s president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa.
Americans involved in foiled deadly coup, DR Congo military says
WEBMay 20, 2024 · American citizens were involved in an attempted coup d’état that left at least three people dead on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a military spokesperson told CNN Monday.
3 Americans implicated in a coup attempt in Congo go on trial …
WEBJun 8, 2024 · Three Americans accused of a role in last month’s attempted coup in Congo appeared in court in Kinshasa on Friday, among a total of 53 defendants who were lined up on plastic chairs before the judge on the first day of the hearing.
Congo’s ‘Other’ Conflict Kills Thousands in West Near the Capital
WEBJul 19, 2024 · A little-known conflict in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo is raging close to the country’s capital, Kinshasa, one of the largest cities in Africa. Nine soldiers and 70 militiamen...
Explainer: The foiled coup in DR Congo: Here's what to know
WEBMay 20 (Reuters) - Security forces thwarted a coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday in which armed men targeted the homes of top officials and briefly occupied the office of...
DR Congo attemped coup: Army says it thwarted attack in Kinshasa - BBC
WEBMay 20, 2024 · The Democratic Republic of Congo army says it has quashed an attempted coup against President Felix Tshisekedi in the capital Kinshasa involving Congolese and foreign fighters.
DRC army says it stopped attempted coup involving US citizens
WEBMay 19, 2024 · A shell fired from Kinshasa hit the city of Brazzaville in neighbouring Republic of Congo, injuring several people, that country's government said in a statement, adding that one person had...
DR Congo army says it has thwarted attempted coup in Kinshasa - France 24
WEBMay 19, 2024 · The DR Congo military on Sunday thwarted an attempted coup near the offices of President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa involving “foreigners and Congolese”, the army spokesperson said.
DR Congo floods: Chaos in Kinshasa as river rises to near-record …
WEBJan 12, 2024 · Floods have wreaked chaos in Kinshasa - the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo - with water pouring into homes and residents navigating submerged roads via canoe. The overflowing River...
Americans in alleged Congo coup plot formed an unlikely band
WEBMay 21, 2024 · The alleged coup attempt began at the Kinshasa residence of Vital Kamerhe, a federal legislator and a candidate for speaker of the National Assembly of Congo. His guards killed the attackers, officials said.