US Sanctions Rwandan Army for Backing M23 Rebels in Congo
Members of M23 in Bukavu on March 1, 2025.
Photographer: Glody Murhabazi/AFP/Getty ImagesThe US government sanctioned Rwanda’s army and four of its top officials for supporting the M23 rebel movement occupying part of mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Rwanda’s government slammed the decision, calling it “unjust” and “one-sided.”