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U.S. Sanctions Rwanda’s Defence Force over Support for M23 Rebels in Congo
The US Treasury sanctioned Rwanda Defence Force and four generals for aiding M23's capture of key eastern Congo cities, linked to human rights abuses and displacement of over 7 million.
- On March 2 the United States imposed sanctions on the Rwanda Defence Force and four senior Rwandan officers, blocking U.S. assets and criminalising financial transactions with them.
- After the December Washington peace deal, the U.S. Treasury said the Rwanda Defence Force was actively supporting, training, and fighting alongside M23, enabling rebel territorial gains.
- The U.S. State Department cited evidence that RDF provided direct support to M23, including drones and GPS systems, and sanctioned officers like Vincent Nyakarundi.
- The U.S. warned and demanded "the immediate withdrawal of Rwanda Defence Force troops, weapons and equipment" as Rwanda called the sanctions unjust and said they "misrepresent the reality and distort the facts of the conflict," Yolande Makolo said Monday.
- With more than 7 million displaced, the U.S. Treasury Department says sanctions aim to pressure Rwanda as fighting persists in mineral-rich eastern Congo.
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Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Sanctions Rwanda Military, Four Senior Officials Over Eastern DRC 'Violation'
Nairobi -- The United States of America has imposed sanctions against the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and four officers including the army chief of staff, Vincent Nyakarundi, saying they were critical to M23 gains.
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