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Three Americans have been transferred to the United States after their death sentences over a foiled deadly coup were commuted to life imprisonment last week by Congolese authorities, in the wake of t...
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The United States is open to exploring critical minerals partnerships, the State Department told Reuters last month, after Congo pitched a minerals-for-security deal to the Trump administration.

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DR Congo repatriates three Americans who faced death penalty over failed coup attempt
Three Americans have been transferred to the United States after their death sentences over a foiled deadly coup were commuted to life imprisonment last week by Congolese authorities, in the wake of talks with US government officials.
3 Americans convicted in failed coup attempt in DR Congo to serve life sentences in US
Three Americans convicted in a failed coup in DR Congo were repatriated to the US.. Their transfer coincided with ongoing US-DR Congo negotiations.
US charges Americans over role in failed coup in DR Congo
Three Americans convicted for their role in a failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo last year have now been charged in the United States. They will serve the rest of their jail terms in the US.
Exclusive: Congo hands over Americans jailed over failed coup as talks on minerals progress
Three American citizens jailed over a failed coup attempt in Democratic Republic of Congo were handed over to U.S. custody on Tuesday, officials said, following high-level talks between the two countries on security and mining deals,
US Unseals Charges Against Four Americans in Congo Coup Attempt
The US attorney’s office in the District of Utah unsealed charges against four citizens accused of participating in a failed coup attempt in Democratic Republic of Congo last year.
Americans involved in failed DRC coup plot repatriated
Three Americans will serve life sentences in the United States after their death sentences were commuted by the Democratic Republic of Congo, shortly after the U.S. and DRC held talks over minerals.
Fifty hippos killed by anthrax in DR Congo
At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in Africa's oldest national park, its director has said. Photos shared by the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo show the motionless animals floating along the Ishasha River. Park officials say they first started appearing last week.
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Peace talks between DR Congo and M23 rebels planned in Doha delayed
It was supposed to be a defining moment, but peace talks between the Congolese government and M23 rebels scheduled for this Wednesday in Doha have been postponed. It would have been the first
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DR Congo spares three convicted US coup accomplices of capital punishment
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has downgraded the death sentences of three United States citizens convicted for taking part in a failed coup attempt last year, reducing their punishments to life imprisonment.
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US backs - but will not get involved in - DR Congo peace talks: Trump envoy
Massad Boulos spoke in Kigali as DR Congo authorities announced that three Americans sentenced to death over a foiled coup had their punishments commuted to life jail terms and have been repatriated to the United States.
Dozens dead in floods in DR Congo capital
Torrential rains and floods have killed at least 33 people in Kinshasa - the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo - according to officials. "The republic will not abandon you," President Félix Tshisekedi promised victims on Monday, saying he had called a government crisis meeting.
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Torrential rains kill some 30 people in DR Congo capital
Heavy downpours in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa have left around 30 people dead while wreaking havoc in the central African megacity, an official told AFP on Sunday. After the rain poured down overnight from Friday to Saturday,
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In DR Congo, M23 rebels make southern African forces pay to leave
Troops from the southern African regional bloc will exit eastern DR Congo under a deal with M23 rebels, who demand repairs to Goma airport in return—aiming to avoid a humiliating, public surrender after heavy losses.
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