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Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

USA – DRC

Former DRC President Joseph Kabila has challenged the United States ' sanctions in Court

In a suit before a court in Washington, Joseph Kabila, who led Congo from 2001 to 2019, wants his name removed from a US Treasury blacklist.

He contends that his sanctioning by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in April was based on unsubstantiated allegations.

Washington accuses Kabila of financing and offering political support to Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who seized two Congolese provinces last year.

2.Tanzania – Dar es Salaam

Political opposition leader Tundu Lissu…

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