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Clashes were reported between men in military uniform and guards of a local politician at the politician’s house on Tshatshi Boulevard, about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the presidential palace and where some embassies are also located.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has successfully countered an attempted coup, which would have left the nation on edge. Reports indicate that the authorities are busy reassuring the civilians to go about doing their routine business since the coup attempt was nipped in the bud itself. They maintained that security forces were in complete control of the situation.
Clashes were reported between men in military uniform and guards of a local politician at the politician’s house on Tshatshi Boulevard, about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the presidential palace and where some embassies are also located. The coup attempt happened amid a crisis gripping President Felix Tshisekedi’s ruling party over an election for the parliament’s leadership which was supposed to be held Saturday but was postponed.
The armed men attacked the Kinshasa residence of Vital Kamerhe, a federal legislator and a candidate for speaker of the National Assembly of Congo. Local media identified the men as Congolese soldiers as the perpetrators of the failed coup attempt, although the details of the coup attempt is yet to surface.
Two police officers and one of the attackers were killed in the shootout that started around 4:30 a.m. (0330GMT) at the house on Tshatshi Boulevard, according to Muhima. Footage, seemingly from the area, showed military trucks and heavily armed men parading deserted streets in the neighborhood.
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Recently, President Felix Tshisekedi met with parliamentarians and leaders of the Sacred Union of the Nation ruling coalition in an attempt to resolve the crisis amid his party which dominates the national assembly. He said he would not hesitate to dissolve the National Assembly and send everyone to new elections if these bad practices persist.
