2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup attempt

On 19 May 2024, an attempted coup d'état took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Targeting President Félix Tshisekedi and his Economy Minister Vital Kamerhe, the assailants attacked both the Palais de la Nation and Kamerhe's residence. They were heavily armed and put up an intense fight at the Kamerhe home. At least one shell from the fighting detonated in the nearby capital of the Republic of the Congo, Brazzaville, causing several injuries.

The coup attempt was foiled quickly by the security forces. The orchestrator of the coup was Christian Malanga, a Congolese native who lived in the United States as a political asylee. Malanga founded a US-registered party, the United Congolese Party, in 2010, Then in 2017, in Belgium, he proclaimed himself head of the New Zaire Government in Exile, referring to himself as president. He was killed during the attempted coup. His son and two other American nationals were captured, tried and sentenced to death as part of a group of more than 50 people, but were repatriated to the United States after their sentences were commuted to life imprisonment by President Tshisekedi.