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OFAC Sanctions Alliance of African Rebel Groups

The U.S. sanctioned the Congo River Alliance, also known by its French name Alliance Fleuve Congo, a coalition of rebel groups that the Office of Foreign Assets Control said is looking to overthrow the government of the Democratic Republic of…

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Congo. The agency also sanctioned Corneille Yobeluo Nangaa, who founded the alliance, along with Bertrand Bisimwa, the president of the March 23 Movement (M23), a Rwanda-backed rebel group and member of the alliance. Also sanctioned was Twirwaneho, another member group of the alliance and its commander Charles Sematama.