DR Congo has thwarted a "coup attempt". Three people died during the shootout.

The armed men were stopped during their attack on the residence of a Federal Lawmaker, Vital Kamerhe, who is a candidate for Speaker of the National Assembly.

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

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.

At first, local media identified the armed men as Congolese soldiers but then reported they were linked to self-exiled opposition figure Christian Malanga, who later posted a video on Facebook threatening President Felix Tshisekedi.

Malanga was killed at the presidential palace after he resisted arrest by guards, Congolese army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Sylvain Ekenge told The Associated Press.

Tshisekedi was reelected as president in December in a chaotic vote amid calls for a revote from the opposition over what they said was a lack of transparency. The Central African country has witnessed similar trends of disputed elections in the past.

Ekenge said on state television Sunday that the attempted coup d’état was “nipped in the bud by Congolese defense and security forces (and) the situation is under control.” Among the perpetrators were three Americans, including the son of Malanga, Ekenge later told the AP.

This also came amid a crisis gripping Tshisekedi’s ruling party over an election for the parliament’s leadership, which was supposed to be held Saturday but was postponed.

Clashes were reported Sunday between men in military uniform and guards of Vital Kamerhe, a federal legislator and a candidate for speaker of the National Assembly of Congo, at his residence in Kinshasa, about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the presidential palace and where some embassies are also located.

Kamerhe’s guards stopped the armed men, Michel Moto Muhima, the politician’s spokesperson said on social media platform, adding that two police officers and one of the attackers were killed in the shootout that started around 4:30 a.m.

Footage, seemingly from the area, showed military trucks and heavily armed men parading deserted streets in the neighborhood as the army said the situation has been brought under control.

Meanwhile, the self-exiled Malanga appeared in the live-streamed video at the presidential palace surrounded by several people in military uniform and said: “Felix, you’re out. We are coming for you.”

On his website, the opposition leader’s group — the United Congolese Party (UCP) — is described as “a grassroots platform that unifies the Congolese Diaspora around the world opposing the current Congolese dictatorship.”

Tshisekedi hasn’t so far addressed the public about Sunday’s events.

On Friday, he met with parliamentarians and leaders of the Sacred Union of the Nation ruling coalition in an attempt to resolve the crisis seizing his party, which dominates the national assembly. He said he would not “hesitate to dissolve the National Assembly and send everyone to new elections if these bad practices persist.”

The United States Embassy in Congo issued a security alert Sunday, urging caution after “reports of gunfire.”

https://apnews.com/article/congo-kinshasa-gunfire-1a148e35f0cbbae14b2101413f788708

Meaning the president hasn’t been doing well…

He should sit up, he might not be this lucky next time.

Africa and Coup is like bread and butter. I just hope that we will get it right some day here in Africa

Africans are getting tired of the sit tight zero effect form of leadership.

In other news, Amaka thought I was different little did she know I was a lifelong APC member.

Je me demande pourquoi un pays abondamment béni comme la République du Congo fera toujours la une des journaux pour de mauvaises raisons

C'est gatê vraiment

tilumbu won't like this news

Coup d'etat ain't the right way....

Those of ya who didn't experience it here in Nigeria would be calling for it to take place here , forgetting that the peace of mind you're enjoying at this moment would be cut short immediately should coup d'etat take place here....

Whether good or bad, I'll always choose democracy over military govt anytime any day...

Africa and coup
Abeg they should come and help us remove that idiot in aso rock for us o🙏🏼

IPOBidients want coup in our dear country
In fact una mind no go touch ground

lol ... africa is cursed with instability of all kinds especially governance

Dread .

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Ok

Tinubu is the most incompetent fool that has ever become president of any republic on the surface of the earth

It's a matter of time... Better run when u have the time

Hmmm

TINUBU HAS NO PLAN FOR NIGERIA

Even if you give him 100 years nothing will change

Coup d'etat is on the rampant in Africa nowadays it's time for my people to become woke u knw?

Good .. they were sponsored by Rwanda

wow

Men we need to stop these wars in africa. Imagine congo & DRC are the most minerals endowed country in the world yet warring upandan.

Kinshasa is extremely dirty, the president and his government can't even clean up their capital city

Is it another Malanga that was killed as the report says he posted a life video, or maybe it was after the video

Foreign mercenaries where amongst them from the USA...... USA and her allies doing everything to keep Africa subjugated by sponsoring terrorist or plotting coups and unrest within the countries trying to free themselves from Neo-colonialism

Foreigners

Wahala

Carlylepneuma:
Coup d'etat is on the rampant in Africa nowadays it's time for my people to become woke u knw?

Nigeria no get balls

More coming

COMRADES, last last this coup of a thing go reach everywhere in Africa by God grace since the elected African leaders are misbehaving

As a matter of fact all the Africa countries suppose to be governing by Army. Our civilians leaders are evil.