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Browsing: International reaction to DRC failed coup
- Three Americans are among 50 arrested in a failed attempt to overthrow President Tshisekedi of DRC.
- The alleged coup leader, Christian Malanga, a US-educated former refugee and naturalized US citizen, along with his son Marcel and Benjamin Zalman-Polun, a cannabis entrepreneur from Maryland, among those arrested.
- The UN and international community have condemned the coup attempt, instead, calling support for the Congolese government.
In a stunning turn of events that has sent ripples through the international community, three American nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The dramatic incident unfolded in the early hours of Sunday May 19th, culminating in a shootout in the capital, Kinshasa. Later, a disturbing video footage shows two of the American men pleading for mercy on the ground, surrounded by heavily armed government forces.
The plot to overthrow President Félix Tshisekedi’s government …