i’ve been waiting 12 hours for someone to post this story. it got totally overlooked on account of the iranian president story.
some more background first requires subscribing. heard somewhere that malanga and zalman-polun had mining interests in mozambique & DRC:
24 May 2022: Africa Intelligence: American cannabis entrepreneurs and Congolese politician track down gold together
The president of a DRC minor opposition party, Christian Malanga, and two Americans working in the medicinal cannabis sector, have become partners in a mining venture...
https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2022/05/24/american-cannabis-entrepreneurs-and-congolese-politician-track-down-gold-together,109787002-art
19 May 2024: Vanguard: DR Congo’s army accuses America of involvement in failed coup
By Odile Gbayah
The passport of one of the Americans allegedly involved in the failed coup, Zalman Polun Benjamin Ruben, has been posted on social media. America’s alleged involvement in this coup comes after a series of armed attacks organized by members of the US private military company Bancroft in the Central African Republic targeting mines belonging to Chinese companies, most recently Gaga’s gold mine on May 12, 2024...
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/05/dr-congos-army-accuses-america-of-involvement-in-failed-coup/
US interfering in international elections!? Where’s Comey?
“ a series of armed attacks organized by members of the US private military company Bancroft in the Central African Republic targeting mines belonging to Chinese companies”
Sounds awesome. 加油！
“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.” - Ian Fleming
Slovak, Iran, Congo.