The U.S. Justice Department says Cherno Njie, 57, and Papa Faal, 46, are both in custody and will make their initial court appearances Monday - Njie in Baltimore, Maryland, and Faal in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Both men are charged with conspiracy to violate the U.S. Neutrality Act as well as a firearm charge.
According to the Justice Department, Njie and Faal traveled to Gambia in December with the purpose of overthrowing the government.
The criminal complaint says ahead of their trip, Faal and other co-conspirators purchased weapons including M4 semi-automatic rifles, and shipped them to Gambia for use in the coup attempt.
It says the conspirators expected Njie would have served as Gambia's interim leader had the plot to overthrow President Yahya Jammeh succeeded.
The Justice Department says when the coup attempt was foiled, both men returned to the U.S.
Njie is a U.S. citizen of Gambian descent and a resident of Austin, Texas. Faal is a dual U.S.-Gambian citizen and a resident of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
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