Nevertheless, over the course of the previous year, the pair had fashioned themselves into two of the least likely soldiers ...

The coup leader Christian Malanga had set up a political organization among the Congolese diaspora in the U.S. and proclaimed himself president of Congo in exile. Congolese intelligence suspected ...

Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, left, Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson, all American citizens, attend a court verdict in Congo, Kinshasa, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, on charges of taking part in a coup ...

Tyler Thompson Jr, addresses the court in Kinshasa with 52 other defendants Friday June 7, 2024, accused of a role in last month's attempted coup in Congo, led by little-known opposition figure ...

American Marcel Malanga arrives for a court verdict in Congo, Kinshasa, Friday Sept .13, 2024, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt in May 2024. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi) ...

Three Americans extradited from the Democratic Republic of the Congo were charged on Wednesday in the U.S. for participating in a failed coup. Marcel Malanga, 22; Tyler Thompson, 22; and Benjamin ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The three Americans convicted of participating in a botched coup attempt in Congo last year have been repatriated to the United States, days after their death sentences ...

They face lengthy prison sentences if convicted. The three who traveled to Congo were among 37 people sentenced to death last September by a military court in Congo for their role in the coup attempt.

Americans convicted in Congo of a botched coup attempt now face US charges By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and ERIC TUCKER The Associated Press, Updated April 9, 2025, 6:08 p.m.