Posted on 05/22/2024 6:17:02 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
DAKAR, Senegal —Three Americans involved in a brazen weekend attack on Congo's presidential palace formed an unlikely band under the leadership of eccentric opposition figure Christian Malanga, who dabbled in gold mining and used cars — before persuading his Utah-born son to join in the foiled coup, according to officials' description of events.
Six people, including Malanga, were dead and dozens arrested, including the three Americans, following that attack and another on the residence of a close ally of President Felix Tshisekedi, the Congolese army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Sylvain Ekenge said.
Ekenge said Malanga was killed in a shootout early Sunday with presidential guards. The situation “is under control,” he said.
Authorities said they were still trying to untangle how Malanga’s 21-year-old son, Marcel, went from playing high school football to allegedly trying to unseat the leader of one of Africa’s largest countries.
“My son is innocent,” his mother, Brittney Sawyer, wrote in an email to The Associated Press, declining to elaborate.
Sawyer had regularly posted proud family photos on social media, including one in December showing Marcel, a young sister and a toddler hugging in matching Christmas pajamas. In 2020, she posted photos of Marcel lifting weights and dancing during COVID lockdown.
In a Facebook post early Monday, Sawyer angrily wrote that her son had followed his father. “This was an innocent boy following his father. I’m so tired of all the videos being posted all over and being sent to me. God will take care of you people!”
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Remember when Trump was first elected and 4 Americans were killed in Africa and everyone blamed Trump and that black chick in the cowboy hat was riding around in the limousine recording Trump's conversation?
Is victorian “nasty” nuland listed?
Or did she set up some fall guys?
A used car salesman/mercenary ,wow ,I heard it all now.
I had to read deep into the article before I found out that the Congo in question is Congo-Kinsasha and not Congo-Brazzaville.
Didn’t Frederick Forsyth write a book about this? The Dogs of War I think was the title.
Lots of pictures.
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