**Two Norwegians sentenced to death for the murder of their Congolese driver have lost their appeal.**A military tribunal in Kisangani rejected the plea and ordered them to pay $500m in damages before facing the death sentence.
Joshua French, 27, who holds joint British-Norwegian nationality, and Tjostolv Moland, 28, were also accused of espionage.
Their only remaining option is to appeal before the military high court.
French, who was born in Norway to a British father and Norwegian mother, lived in the UK for part of his childhood.
He has been detained along with Moland since May this year after their Congolese driver was found shot dead in the north-east of the country.
The pair are also accused of arms smuggling.
They maintain that their driver was shot and killed when their car was attacked by gunmen on the road near the city of Kisangani.