US EditionThe US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Rwandan Officials After Sanctions Targeting the Military
Visa restrictions target senior Rwandan officials for ongoing support of M23 rebels, linked to regional violence and displacement of over 7 million, U.N. data shows.
- The U.S. State Department said on Friday it is imposing visa restrictions on several senior Rwandan officials for fueling instability in eastern Congo, following sanctions earlier this week.
- The targeted officials are accused of supporting the M23 rebel group despite the U.S.-mediated Washington Accords, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this support drives violence and undermines stability.
- U.N. agencies report the conflict has displaced more than 7 million people, with fighting causing civilian and military casualties, while M23 grew to around 6,500 fighters blamed for abuses.
- Rwandan authorities said U.S. sanctions are unjust and pointed to alleged Congo violations, risking diplomatic fallout as M23 remains the most prominent of about 100 armed factions near Rwanda.
- Near the Rwanda border, M23 is the most prominent of about 100 armed factions, with Kagame describing their struggle as justified in defense of Congolese Tutsis.
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A few days after economic sanctions of unprecedented magnitude against the Rwandan army and several of its senior officers, Washington announced new measures against Rwanda. The United States decided on Friday 6 March to impose visa restrictions on "many senior Rwandan officials", accused of supporting the M23 rebellion in the eastern part of the DRC and of contributing to instability in the Great Lakes region.
US Visa Restrictions Tighten on Rwanda Amid Congo Conflict
The US imposes visa restrictions on senior Rwandan officials for supporting Congo's M23 rebels, despite a peace agreement. The restrictions, following sanctions, aim to curb violence in the region. The conflict involves numerous factions and has displaced over 7 million people, creating a major humanitarian crisis.
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The US imposes visa restrictions on Rwandan officials after sanctions targeting the military
The U.S. is imposing visa restrictions on “several senior Rwandan officials for fueling instability” in eastern Congo, the State Department said on Friday, intensifying pressure on the East African country after sanctions announced earlier this week.
The US Treasury placed the Rwandan army under sanctions on 2 March for its intervention in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In an interview with the "World", Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner welcomes the Washington decision.
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