US sanctions DRC-China mineral networks linked to armed conflict
The measures, imposed by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), aim to disrupt networks that use forced labor, commit violence against civilians, and finance instability. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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The United States has sanctioned four entities involved in illicit mineral trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), targeting networks linked to armed conflict and human rights abuses. These measures aim to disrupt the financing of instability through minerals, particularly from eastern DRC.
- The sanctions target four entities engaged in the production and trade of conflict minerals in Rubaya, eastern DRC.
- The measures were imposed by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
- Minerals are often smuggled through Rwanda before being transported to processing countries like China.
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