US Sanctions Key Ally of Rwandan President Over War in Congo
- Kabarebe sanctioned for support of M23 rebels in Congo
- M23 spokesman Lawrence Kanyuka also sanctioned by US Treasury
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The Trump administration sanctioned one of Rwanda’s most powerful officials for his role in supporting the M23 rebel movement in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.
James Kabarebe, Rwanda’s minister of state for regional integration and a former general in its defense force, now “orchestrates” RDF support for M23, the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said in a statement Thursday. “In addition, Kabarebe manages much of Rwanda and M23’s generation of revenue from the DRC’s mineral resources.”