Africa News of Monday, 20 May 2024Source: reuters.comThe leader of an attempted coup on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been killed and some 50 people including three American citizens arrested, a spokesman for the Central African country's army told Reuters. Gunfire rang out around 4 a.m. in the capital Kinshasa, a Reuters reporter said. Armed men attacked the presidency in the city centre, according to spokesman Sylvain Ekenge. Ekenge also said one attacker was killed there. Ekenge named Christian Malanga, a U.S.-based Congolese politician, as the leader of the attempted coup.

Source: GhanaWeb May 20, 2024 15:33 UTC