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

The Democratic Republic of Congo's president commuted the death sentences of three Americans who were convicted last year on charges of participating in a coup attempt.

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted of attempting a coup to life imprisonment, days before US government officials are due to visit the central African country.