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Congo Kinshasa Coup Attempt — The Making of New Zaire

There is a lot of information to unpack here

Sunday, 19 May 2024

By TB Obwoge

There was a coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier today.

A coup d’état (/ˌkuːdeɪˈtɑː/; French: [ku deta]; lit. ‘stroke of state’), or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent…