DR Congo coup attempt: Three Americans have death sentence overturned

The Americans are among 37 people sentenced to death last September by a military court.

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They were among 37 people sentenced to death last September by a military court.

The three were accused of leading an attack on both the presidential palace and the home of an ally of President Félix Tshisekedi last May.

The overturning of the sentences comes ahead of a visit to DR Congo by the newly appointed US senior adviser for Africa, Massad Boulos.

Boulos, father-in-law to President Donald Trump's daughter, Tiffany, is expected to arrive in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, on Thursday on a trip that will also take him to Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda.

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