DRC: Ex-president Kabila challenges US sanctions in court
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DRC: Ex-president Kabila challenges US sanctions in court
In a suit before a court in Washington, Joseph Kabila who led Congo from 2001 to 2019 contends that his blacklisting by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in April was based on unsubstantiated allegations
The former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila, applied to the US courts to challenge the sanctions imposed on him in April 2026. Washington accused him of financially and logistically supporting the rebels of the M23 and the Alliance Fleuve Congo. In a 16-page complaint filed in early August before a federal court in Washington, the former head of state asked for the cancellation of his listing on the blacklist of t…
M23 Allegations: Former Congolese President Challenges US Sanctions
Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has asked a US court in Washington to remove his name from a Treasury blacklist, arguing that sanctions imposed on him were based on unsubstantiated allegations. Kabila, who led the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2001 to 2019, filed a suit challenging his designation by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control in April. Washington accused Kabila of financing and …
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