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Six people, including Malanga, were dead and dozens were 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
Three Americans were involved in a brazen weekend attack on Congo’s presidential palace according to officials’ description of events. They described the eccentric opposition figure Christian Malanga as the kingpin of the conspiracy. Malanga, according to them, was involved in gold mining and had an axe to grind for plotting the conspiracy.
Six people, including Malanga, were dead and dozens were 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.
Malanga described himself as the organizer of the United Congolese Party, a movement aimed at organizing emigres like him against the “current Congolese dictatorship government regime.” He also described himself as president of the “New Zaire” government in exile and published a manifesto that detailed plans including creating business opportunities and reforming Congo’s security services.
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The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa said it was aware U.S. citizens might have been involved in Sunday’s events,” adding in a statement that it would cooperate with authorities “as they investigate these violent criminal acts.”
