3 US commandos are linked to the coup attempt in DRC

Three American commandos and one British citizen are among dozens of people arrested by the security agencies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, accused of being involved in a coup attempt in the country in the center of Africa.

May 21, 2024 - 14:18
3 US commandos are linked to the coup attempt in DRC

 The spokesman of the DRC Army, Brigadier General Sylvain Ekenge has named the Congolese politician living in the United States, Christian Malanga as the leader of the failed coup attempt. He has said that Malanga was killed in the failed attempt, and that 50 people arrested, including three Americans and one Englishman, have been detained and are being interrogated by the DRC army. Government forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday succeeded in suppressing a coup attempt against the country's president. The DRC army has condemned the attempt to destabilize and create instability in the country's leadership institutions. President Felix Tshisekedi of the DRC The announcement of the attempted coup against the government of Kinshasa comes following an attack on the residence of the Deputy Minister of Economy, Vital Kamerhe, who is expected to take the post of Speaker in the DRC in the neighborhood of Gombe, which is close to the "National Palace", where President Felix Tshisekedi lives . At the same time, the Chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission has condemned and strongly criticized the coup attempt in the DRC. Moussa Faki Mahamat has said that he is closely monitoring the developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while welcoming the news of the control of the perpetrators of the experiment.