The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on two individuals and four entities accused of smuggling conflict minerals out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group, in a move Washington says is aimed at disrupting the financing of armed violence in the region.

OFAC sanctioned PARECO-FF, CDMC, and two Hong Kong firms for smuggling coltan from Congo to Rwanda, escalating US action against conflict mineral networks.

La OFAC de Estados Unidos impuso sanciones contra una red trasnacional acusada de contrabandear minerales de forma ilegal