OFAC sanctions the Rwanda Defence Force and 4 senior officials for supporting the M23 rebel group in eastern DRC, freezing U.S. assets and blocking aid to curb human rights abuses and regional unrest

Treasury designates the Rwandan military and key commanders for providing operational, logistical and material support to the March 23 Movement (M23), a U.S.- and UN-sanctioned armed group responsible for violence and mass displacement in the region. The measures freeze any property within U.S. jurisdiction and prohibit transactions involving the designated parties, with Treasury warning that Rwanda’s support for M23 threatens regional stability and risks escalating the conflict in eastern DRC…