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Investing.com -- The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday against an armed group affiliated with Congo’s military, a Congolese mining company, and two Hong Kong-based exporters over armed violence and critical minerals sales.
The Treasury Department targeted the Coalition des Patriotes Resistants Congolais-Forces de Frappe (PARECO-FF), which controlled mining sites in Rubaya from 2022 to 2024.
These sanctions represent the Trump administration’s continued efforts to address the conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have made rapid territorial gains earlier this year. The resulting violence has led to thousands of deaths.
The measures also included penalties against a Congolese mining company and two exporters based in Hong Kong, though specific details about these entities were not provided in the announcement.
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