DR Congo: At least 129 killed during mass prison break attempt - CNN
WEBSep 3, 2024 · CNN — More than 120 people have been killed in an attempted mass breakout from the largest prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the latest in a series of violent attacks on jails in the...
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.
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.
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.
The lawyer for 3 Americans facing a death sentence over Congo …
WEB2 days ago · Updated 12:35 PM PDT, September 17, 2024. KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The lawyer for three Americans sentenced to death in Congo on charges of participating in a coup attempt filed an appeal Tuesday, he told The Associated Press. A military court in Congo handed down death sentences last Friday to 37 people, including three young Americans, after ...
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...
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...
DR Congo jailbreak turns deadly at Makala Prison in Kinshasa - BBC
WEBSep 3, 2024 · More than 100 killed in failed DR Congo jailbreak. An attempt by inmates to break out of a high-security prison in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, has led to the deaths ...
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
WEBKINSHASA, May 19 (Reuters) - The leader of an attempted coup on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been killed and some 50 people including three American citizens arrested, a...