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SADC condemns DRC coup attempt

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LOGIC LUKWANDA,
KABANDA CHULU
Lusaka

SOUTHERN Africa Development Community (SADC) has condemned an attempted coup on Sunday in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
A spokesperson for the DRC army said Sunday that the leader of the attempted coup had been killed and some people, including three American citizens, had been arrested following an attack on the Presidency in the capital, Kinshasa.
Army spokesperson Sylvain Ekenge said another attack took place at the nearby home of Vital Kamerhe, a Member of Parliament who is tipped to become speaker. Christian Malanga, a US-based Congolese politician, was named as the leader of the attempted coup.
“Summit strongly condemned the attempted coup d`état by a group of national and foreign terrorists to destabilise the democratic institutions of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, 19 May 2024 and reaffirmed its categorical opposition to any unconstitutional changes of government,” a communique issued after a virtual extra-ordinary summit of the SADC heads of State yesterday reads..https://enews.daily-mail.co.zm/welcome/home


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