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US Imposes Sanctions on Senior FDLR and M23 Commanders Over Human Rights Abuses in DRC

June 3, 2026 Geraldine Boechat 0

The United States on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, imposed sanctions on senior commanders of two armed groups operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, citing […]

US Sanctions Rwanda Over Alleged Support for M23 Despite December Peace Accord

March 3, 2026 Geraldine Boechat 0

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on the Rwandan Defence Forces and four of its senior commanders, accusing them of backing the March 23 […]

Zimbabwe turns sanctions into innovation catalyst, state media reports

October 22, 2024 Steven Addamah 0

Western sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe for over two decades have inadvertently spurred domestic innovation and technological development, according to state media reports. The restrictions, implemented […]

Bipartisan Congress group inspires State Department with sanctions against Algerian Regime

September 30, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Thursday, led by Congresswoman Lisa McClain, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressing concern […]

Mali: ECOWAS sanctions maintained after Accra Summit

June 6, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

The exceptional ECOWAS and UEMOA Summits held on Saturday, June 4 in Accra, did not result in any progress for Guinea, Burkina Faso or Mali. […]

Sudan: US sanctions Russian officials and entities linked to Yevgeny Prigozhin

July 17, 2020 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The US treasury has decreed sanctions against several Russian officials and entities linked to Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close associate of Vladimir Putin, who has already […]

South Sudan: US Imposes Sanctions on Two Cabinet Members

December 18, 2019 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Washington has imposed sanctions on two member of the South Sudanese cabinet that it accused of fomenting conflict, the US Treasury Department announced. The sanctions […]

US to revoke Mauritania’s AGOA benefits; Nouakchott denounces the move as “betrayal”

November 6, 2018 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The United States will end Mauritania’s trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) at the start of next year, the US trade […]

Switzerland freezes assets of DRC president’s allies

February 22, 2018 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Switzerland on Wednesday imposed sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans, on 14 allies of President of Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila, Reuter’s reports. […]

U.N. extends arms sanctions on Eritrea, Somalia

November 15, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday extended the arms embargo imposed on Eritrea and Somalia. Eleven members of the council voted in favor of […]

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