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DR Congo repatriates three US citizens convicted over failed coup

Move coincides with DRC’s drive to sign minerals deal with US in exchange for security in war with Rwanda-backed rebels.

Al Jazeera · Apr 8, 2025

Congo repatriates 3 Americans who had faced death sentences over a failed coup plot

Congo says three Americans convicted for participating in a botched coup attempt last year have been repatriated to the United States

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

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

A military court in Congo has convicted dozens of people, including three Americans, for a coup attempt

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2024

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How two Utah school friends ended up facing death penalty in Congo

Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson, both 21, met on the football field before getting swept up in an attempted coup

The Guardian - US · Jun 14, 2024

Three Americans implicated in a coup attempt in Congo go on trial before a military court

The military trial of 51 suspects, including three Americans, accused of being involved in a coup attempt in Congo last month has opened in the country's capital of Kinshasa

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024

U.S. says Congo hasn't given it access to Americans detained over alleged roles in coup attempt

The U.S. Embassy in Congo says Congolese authorities have not shared details or provided access to the Americans who were arrested following a coup attempt last month

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024

Family of American caught up in Congo failed coup says their son went to Africa on vacation

The family of an American caught up in a failed coup attempt in Congo says their son was in Africa on vacation with family friends and had not previously engaged in political activism

The Independent UK · May 24, 2024

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