DRC army foils 'coup attempt' as gunmen target State officials homes
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi (C) greets supporters as he arrives for his swearing-in ceremony at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa, on January 20, 2024.
The Congolese army said the attempted coup d'état was nipped in the bud.
Coup attempt comes five months after President Felix Tshisekedi a second term.
The army in the Democratic Republic of Congo says it foiled an attempted coup after gunmen tried to attack homes of senior government officials including that of President Felix Tshisekedi.
It said gunmen in military uniform entered the Palais de la Nation, the residence of the President in Kinshasa, vowing to uproot President Tshisekedi and Vital Kamerhe, a close ally of the congolese president, and the sole candidate for the Speaker of National Assembly.
