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How 3 Americans ended up in the middle of a coup attempt in Congo and face the death penalty
3 months, 1 week ago

How 3 Americans ended up in the middle of a coup attempt in Congo and face the death penalty

LA Times  

U.S. citizens Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, left, Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson Jr. appear in court in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt in May. A military court in Congo, one of Africa’s largest countries, has convicted three Americans and dozens of others of taking part in a coup attempt and …

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DR Congo military court sentences 37 to death in coup trial
3 months, 1 week ago

DR Congo military court sentences 37 to death in coup trial

Al Jazeera  

The defendants – who also included a Briton, Belgian and Canadian – have five days to appeal the verdict. A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sentenced to death 37 people, including three United States citizens, on charges of taking part in a failed coup in May. “The court pronounces the harshest sentence: the death penalty …

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Six killed in Congo in what military says was a foiled coup Americans were involved in
7 months ago

Six killed in Congo in what military says was a foiled coup Americans were involved in

LA Times  

Congolese security forces secure the streets after Congo’s army said it foiled a coup and arrested the perpetrators, following a shootout, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday. Six people were killed and dozens arrested following attacks on the residence of a close ally of President Felix Tshisekedi and the presidential palace, in what the country’s military described as …

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Congolese army says it has foiled a coup attempt. Self-exiled opposition figure threatens president
7 months ago

Congolese army says it has foiled a coup attempt. Self-exiled opposition figure threatens president

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — 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. At first, local media identified the armed men as Congolese soldiers but then reported they …

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Three reported killed as DR Congo military averts ‘attempted coup’
7 months ago

Three reported killed as DR Congo military averts ‘attempted coup’

Al Jazeera  

Military says coup was ‘nipped in the bud’ by the forces and the perpetrators were arrested, including foreigners. Three people have been reported killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a top politician, an incident the army described as an attempted coup. The armed men attacked the …

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Five key issues at stake in the DR Congo’s crucial election
1 year ago

Five key issues at stake in the DR Congo’s crucial election

Al Jazeera  

Here’s what’s at stake as millions go to vote this December in Africa’s second-largest country by size. Widespread violence perpetrated by multiple armed groups with varying motives has racked the country’s east for about three decades now, leading to the displacement of seven million people. This November, Colin Robertson of Global Witness documented one of the more recent scandals at …

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Pope consoles Congolese victims: ‘Your pain is my pain’
1 year, 10 months ago

Pope consoles Congolese victims: ‘Your pain is my pain’

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Congo’s people to forgive those who committed “inhuman violence” against them, celebrating a Mass for 1 million people and then hearing firsthand of the atrocities some of them have endured: a teenage girl “raped like an animal” for months; a young man who watched as his father was decapitated; a former sex …

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Congolese immigrant is beaten to death after he complained he hadn't been paid for days in Brazil
2 years, 10 months ago

Congolese immigrant is beaten to death after he complained he hadn't been paid for days in Brazil

Daily Mail  

Newly released video footage shows the savage beating of a Congolese immigrant that led to his death at a beachside kiosk he worked at in Rio de Janeiro. The owner of the kiosk told police he did not know any of the suspects Brendon da Silva performs CPR on Moïse Kabagambe after he pinned him down while two other men …

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