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US Imposes Sanctions over DR Congo Minerals Sales
Sanctions target PARECO and related firms for smuggling, forced labor, and violence in mining areas, aiming to curb illicit trade and support peace efforts, officials said.
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In the United States, the Foreign Assets Control Office of the Treasury Department announced that it had imposed new sanctions against actors involved in armed violence and the trade in critical minerals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The five actors, including the Coalition des patriotes résistants congolais-Force de typé, are all accused of illegal exploitation and smuggling of minerals in the Rubaya mining area.
US imposes sanctions on DRC armed group PARECO-FF, mining firms over illicit minerals
The US on Tuesday announced sanctions against an armed group aligned with Democratic Republic of Congo's military as well as a Congolese mining company and two Hong Kong-based exporters over armed violence and the sale of critical minerals.
US imposes sanctions over DR Congo minerals sales
The NewsThe Trump administration sanctioned four entities over their role in the critical minerals trade in eastern DR Congo as it seeks to implement a peace deal in the conflict-hit region.The sanctions target PARECO-FF, a Congolese militia group aligned to the DR Congo army that the US Treasury accuses of carrying out illegal mining operations in Rubya between 2022 and 2024. The eastern town is home to DR Congo’s biggest deposit of coltan — th…
U.S. imposes sanctions on armed group and firms profiting from Congo’s conflict minerals - Face2Face Africa
The US has sanctioned Congo’s PARECO armed group, mining firms, and Hong Kong exporters over illicit coltan trade, as renewed clashes threaten peace talks.
The United States has imposed sanctions on the PARECO-FF (Coalition des Patriotes Résistants Congolais – Force de Frappe) armed group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is allied with the Tshisekedi government. The sanctions also targeted a mining cooperative in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Two Chinese companies were also sanctioned, accused of contributing to insecurity in the DRC and the illegal trade in minerals. The United State…
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