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Africa

US Sanctions Six Over DR Congo Conflict

The United States treasury on Thursday announced the sanctioning of six Rwandans and Congolese alleged to have contributed to the ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The US Department of State in its statement says “Each of these individuals is contributing to instability in the eastern DR Congo and, in many cases, perpetrating human rights abuses, including sexual violence and violence against children,” The […]

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Africa

ECOWAS Imposes Sanctions On Niger Junta

Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on Sunday in Abuja called for the immediate release and reinstatement of President Mohammed Bazoum as the legitimate Head of State and Government of the Republic of Niger. In a communique at the end of the Extraordinary Summit on Socio-Political Situation in the Republic of Niger read by the President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Touray, the leaders also rejected any form of […]

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