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US imposes sanctions on Congo armed group, mining firms over illicit minerals

The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions against an armed group aligned with Congo's military as well as a Congolese ...

U.S. announces sanctions against armed group and companies profiting from conflict minerals in Congo

The U.S. government on Tuesday sanctioned an armed group accused of illicit trading in minerals in eastern Congo as ...

US sanctions Congo militia tied to forced labour, smuggling in key mining zone

The State Department said it is freezing the assets of the armed group and companies in the US or under US control and banning all transactions with them.