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OFAC Sanctions People, Entities Tied to Violence in DRC

The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week sanctioned James Kabarebe, Rwanda’s state minister for regional integration, who the agency said is “central” to the country’s support for the March 23 Movement (M23), a designated armed group responsible for human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. OFAC also sanctioned Lawrence Kanyuka Kingston, a senior member of M23 and the Congo River Alliance, a U.S.-sanctioned coalition of rebel groups looking to overthrow the DRC government.

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The agency also designated two companies owned by Kingston. Kingston Fresh LTD is a U.K.-based food services company, and Kingston Holding is a Paris-based mining consultancy.

The sanctions underscore U.S. efforts to “hold accountable key officials and leaders” that are supporting M23 and violence in the region, said Bradley Smith, Treasury’s acting undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence.