U.S. sanctions Rwandan minister M23 member

U.S. sanctions Rwandan minister M23 member over conflict in DRC
The U.S. Treasury Department Thursday sanctioned Rwanda Minister of State for Regional Integration James Kabarebe over alleged support for the March 23 Movement.
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Rising Tensions: U.S. Sanctions Targets in DRC Conflict
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a Rwandan minister and an armed group's senior member for their roles in the DRC conflict. The Rwanda-backed M23 group continues to disrupt eastern Congo, causing humanitarian issues and political instability.
US Sanctions Rwandan Minister, Militant Over DRC Conflict, Says Treasury
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Rwandan government minister and a senior member of an armed group for their alleged role in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),
Rwanda angered by US sanctions over DR Congo violence
Announcing the financial sanctions on Thursday, the US Treasury Department said Rwanda's Minister of State for Regional Integration James Kabarebe, a former army chief, was central to his country's support for the M23 rebel group.
US sanctions Rwandan minister over DRC fighting
The United States on Thursday unveiled sanctions against a Rwandan government minister over his support for the M23 armed group fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.With support from the Rwandan Defence Force (RDF),
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70 Christians beheaded in DRC church attack: 'Grim tapestry of violence'
Seventy Christians were discovered beheaded inside a Protestant church in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu ...
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Rwandan-backed M23 gains in eastern DRC spark UN warnings and regional fears
As Rwandan-backed M23 fighters continue to make significant advances in eastern DRC, having captured the cities of Goma and ...
M23 rebels ‘execute’ children in assault on major DRC city
M23 rebels shot dead three children when they stormed into the city of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
M23 rebels tighten their grip on second major city in eastern DRC
Rwanda-backed rebels tightened their grip on Bukavu on Monday, a day after seizing the second major city in eastern ...
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M23 fighters press locals into east DRC city clean-up
GOMA - Gun-toting M23 fighters on Thursday watched on as requisitioned locals cleaned up streets in the eastern DR Congo city ...
After Goma, DRC's Bukavu falls under M23 rebels' control
The armed group, backed by several thousand Rwandan soldiers, has taken the capital of South Kivu province. It continues to ...
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UN accuses M23 of committing 'summary executions' of children in DRC
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has summarily executed children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations ...
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SANDF soldier killed in the DRC to be buried in Burgersfort
One of the 14 SANDF soldiers killed in the DRC will be buried next to the Ntwampe Secondary School in Moroke, Burgersfort, tomorrow, February 22. Family representatives of Lance Corporal Moffat Tseke ...
Rwanda says DRC criticism of Arsenal, Bayern and PSG deals threatens regional peace
Rwanda on Thursday described recent criticism of its Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Paris St Germain sponsorship deals by the ...
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Burundi forces flee DRC as conflict sparks refugee wave
By AFPNAIROBI - Burundi has "accelerated" the withdrawal of some troops from DR Congo, a senior military source told AFP Thursday, as the UN warned the small Great Lakes nation was seeing its biggest ...