THREE Americans convicted of attempting to overthrow the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) ...

Prosecutors said Marcel Malanga, Tyler Thompson, Benjamin Zalman-Polun and Joseph Peter Moesser conspired to overthrow the ...

U.S. citizens Marcel Malanga, 22, Tyler Thompson, 22, and Benjamin Zalman-Polun, 37, were all instrumental in an attempt to topple the government and assassinate the president of the Central African ...

A criminal complaint unsealed by prosecutors Wednesday follows a long-running FBI investigation and accuses the men of ...

The three Americans convicted for participating in a botched coup attempt in Congo last year have been repatriated to the ...

Three Americans who received death sentences for their participation in last year's failed coup in the Democratic Republic of ...

The three will serve out their sentences in the U.S. following the repatriation done in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy.

Details of the repatriation are not known but it comes amid talks about a mineral deal between the two countries.

This is part of broader negotiations that include potential security partnerships and access to DRC's mineral resources.

After being initially sentenced to death, the three had their sentences commuted, before being transferred to US custody.