US imposes sanctions on Rwanda's defense ministry over its involvement in the eastern Congo conflict

Summary

The U.S. imposed sanctions on Rwanda's defense ministry on Wednesday 28 October over the country's involvement in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where fighting continues between the Congolese government and Rwandan-backed rebels despite peace efforts from the Trump administration, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported, Bloomberg writing that the move increases pressure on Rwanda to withdraw troops from Congo and halt support for armed rebel groups operating there. The Treasury Department accused Rwanda of undermining a U.S.-brokered peace agreement by supporting a rebel group in eastern Congo, The NY Times reported on 29 October, headlining that the sanctions are over a conflict Trump declared 'ended'. The sanctions also hit a bank serving Rwanda's security services, Semafor reported on 30 October, writing that they show the limits of Trump's influence over the Congo conflict.

Latest: Semafor reported that the sanctions also hit a bank serving Rwanda's security services, writing that they show the limits of Trump's influence over the Congo conflict.

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