Alleged DR Congo Coup Plotters on the Run

Police are still searching for two men who were part of a group accused of plotting to overthrow DRC President Joseph Kabila. Nineteen others were captured and have already appeared in a South African court.

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    South African Press Association, 7 February 2013

    A US citizen was among 19 people who appeared in a South African court on Thursday to face charges of plotting a coup against the government of Congo. read more »

  • South Africa:  Arrest of DRC Plot Suspects Welcomed

    SouthAfrica.info, 7 February 2013

    African Union Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has welcomed the South African authorities' arrest of 19 people suspected of plotting to overthrow President Joseph ... read more »

  • Congo-Kinshasa:  South Africa Arrests Alleged DRC Rebels

    South African Press Association, 6 February 2013

    African Union chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma welcomed the arrest of 19 alleged Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebels in Limpopo on Tuesday. read more »

  • South Africa:  Alleged Coup Plotters (press release)

    South African Government, 5 February 2013

    On 5 February 2013, the Special Task Force Unit of the South African Police Service arrested 19 members of an alleged Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel movement in a remote ... read more »

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Residents of Rutshuru Territory flee their homes to seek safety in Goma.

  • Congo-Kinshasa:  DRC Rebels Arrested in Limpopo

    South African Press Association, 5 February 2013

    A group of alleged rebels from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was arrested in Limpopo on Tuesday morning, police said. read more »

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  • cephas11
    Feb 6 2013, 10:41
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    The African Union doesn't care about the 8 million people who have been killed in the Congo and the more than 2 million women who are raped but they care about arresting people who want to fight against a tyrant government. i am surprising to me how they can never go after the real criminals who are destroying lives and families but they want to go after the little people who want to fight them. The AU has no credibility how so ever so they need to let these men go free...