EU adds eight people to Congolese sanctions list


  • World
  • Friday, 09 Dec 2022

FILE PHOTO Congolese military personnel walks past an armoury site used by the M23 rebels during a routine patrol in areas previously held by rebels in the Rutshuru territory near the Ugandan border November 19 2013. REUTERSKenny KatombeFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Congolese military personnel walks past an armoury site used by the M23 rebels during a routine patrol in areas previously held by rebels in the Rutshuru territory near the Ugandan border, November 19, 2013. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe/File Photo

KINSHASA (Reuters) - The European Union has added eight people to its list of sanctions relating to the conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo, including rebel leaders and a Belgian businessman, it said on Thursday.

It also extended existing sanctions against ten people for a year, until December 2023. The restrictions include an asset freeze and a ban on entering European territory, according to a statement from the European Council.

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