(FILES)Democratic Republic of Congo's Minister of Economy Vital Kamerhe, addresses supporters of the Union sacrée (Sacred Union), the new majority governing coalition in the country's National Assembly of gathering at The Martyrs Stadium in Kinshasa on April 29, 2023. The DR Congo military on May 19, 2024, thwarted an attempted coup near the offices of President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa involving "foreigners and Congolese", the army spokesperson said. The coup bid took place in the early hours of the morning outside the residence of economy minister Vital Kamerhe, in the Gombe area in the north of the capital, near to the Palais de la Nation which houses the offices of the president. (Photo by Arsene Mpiana / AFP) (Photo by ARSENE MPIANA/AFP via Getty Images)