US sanctions M23, FDLR Commanders over Eastern Congo conflict

By Vera Anyagafu with agency reportThe United States government has imposed fresh sanctions on senior commanders of two armed groups fueling violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), targeting the Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) and the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the designation of two individuals linked to the groups, in a move aimed at curbing instability in