Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“Three Americans convicted for their role in a failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo last year have been sent home to the US to serve the rest of their jail terms. The three were originally sentenced to death by a military court before their sentences were commuted to life in prison last week. US Department of State spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the three were ‘in our custody.’ The repatriation comes as the US and DR Congo explore a deal to exploit the central African country’s huge mineral wealth. … DR Congo has large deposits of coltan and cobalt, used in electronic equipment and batteries for electric cars, which are currently largely extracted by Chinese mining companies.” (04/09/25)