The Congolese army has announced that it “foiled a coup” early morning on Sunday 19 May 2024 and that it has arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners.


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The announcement was made by DRC army spokesman Brigadier-General Silvain Ekenge via a televised speech.



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This followed a gunfight between armed men in military uniform and the guards of federal legislator Vital Kamerhe, leaving 3 people dead in the capital Kinshasa.




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The clash occurred about 2 kilometers from the presidential palace in an area where some embassies are located, and it is not clear if the men in military uniform were trying to arrest the politician.



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Let africa rule Africans

The coup attempt comes amidst a crisis currently gripping the country’s ruling party over an election for the parliament’s leadership that was supposed to be held on Saturday 18 May 2024 but got postponed.




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DRC President Félix Antoine Tshilombo Tshisekedi was reelected in December 2023 via a chaotic vote, with 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.


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Meanwhile, Tshisekedi so far has not addressed the public about Sunday’s attempted coup.

On Friday 17 May 2024, he met with members of the Sacred Union of the Nation ruling coalition in an attempt to resolve the crisis rocking 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.”




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They'll still strike again with a better precision. Just give them time

Following the coup attempt, the US Embassy in Congo issued a security alert on Sunday 19 May 2024, urging caution after “reports of gunfire.”



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




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Souls will appear before their Creator as a result!😊

Wahala everywhere in Africa plagued by irresponsible Governments

I can smell Uganda and Rwanda's hand in this

The internal power mongers in Congo are playing with the devil by expecting foreigners to fight their fight for them, the same foreigners that have been extorting the natural resources in Congo.

NaijaphiliaBlog:
The Congolese army has announced that it “foiled a coup” early morning on Sunday 19 May 2024 and that it has arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners.


SOURCE
https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2024/05/19/africa-lens-coup-attempt-in-dr-congo-quashed/

And here we go again!

Yet another coup attempt. Africa!

Nigerian Political leaders should just thank heavens that they are no longer stubborn and radical young majors and brigadiers anymore.

what we have are the ones looking for juicy posting down to the south south so dey can come and be intimating boys.

helinues:
I can smell Uganda and Rwanda's hand in this

The internal power mongers in Congo are playing with the devil by expecting foreigners to fight their fight for them, the same foreigners that have been extorting the natural resources in Congo.

You are quite correct. There has actually been a lot of interference from countries in the region.

For example, on 24 October 1996 the Tutsi-dominated AFDL (Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire) in Kivu and Rwandan army troops launched offensives in eastern DRC, which ignited the First Congo War.

Rwanda's allies Uganda, Eritrea, Angola and Burundi then joined the war!

Russia has a hand in it

And it is about Hijacking Africa’s resource wealth

Russian hegemony and imperialism births in Africa

donleo92:
Nigerian Political leaders should just thank heavens that they are no longer stubborn and radical young majors and brigadiers anymore.

what we have are the ones looking for juicy posting down to the south south so dey can come and be intimating boys.

Yes o, Bros.

Na Obasanjo we suppose thank for dat.

Na him wey retire the whole generation of dem politico military men wey don taste power before.

If not, tory for done change for we country by now ooo ...

Christistruth00:


Russia has a hand in it

And it is about Hijacking Africa’s resource wealth

Your assertion is intelligent and indicates knowledge of geopolitical realities.

Like the saying goes, when you want to quickly get to the root of any matter, "follow the money".

The Democratic Republic of Congo is actually believed to be the world's richest country, in terms of natural resources.

Most of Congo's raw mineral deposits are currently untapped and are estimated at about $24 trillion, including the world's largest coltan reserves and considerable amounts of cobalt.

Thus, it is no surprise if other countries have a hand in destabilizing the country, with the aim of gaining access to plunder its mineral resources.

However, in this specific instance of the coup attempt on 19May24, the immediate and remote actors are yet to be fully unravelled.

Consequently, no fingers have as yet been pointed in the direction of any specific country.

LordIsaac:
Souls will appear before their Creator as a result!😊

Yes indeed. Every violent uprising carries the risk of sudden deaths.

When will Africa overcome these coups?

I guess when true democracy and good governance take root on the continent!

DeFuturePresido:
When will Africa overcome these coups?

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JapaNinja:


Yes o, Bros.

Na Obasanjo we suppose thank for dat.

Na him wey retire the whole generation of dem politico military men wey don taste power before.

If not, tory for done change for we country by now ooo ...

true talk