Congo Returns Three Americans After Qatar Intervention

Three US citizens jailed in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a failed coup were released to their home country after the intervention of Qatar, according to a diplomat with knowledge of the matter.

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi met the US envoy for hostages, Adam Boehler, in Doha last month and agreed to transfer the Americans to the US to serve their sentences once enforcement officers from both sides finalized the legal procedures, said the diplomat who asked not to be identified as they’re not authorized to speak on the matter publicly.