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M23 Rebels in Rwanda in March 2013

On  March 18, 2025,  The council of the European Union  listed  and sanctioned  several  top  commanders of the  Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) and  top Congolese leaders  the rebel movement Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), and M23, accused of  being responsible of serious human rights abuses, including killings of and attacks and sexual violence against civilians, child recruitments, and  the looted mineral trafficking.  AfroAmerica Network sources in DR Congo and Rwanda, the leaders and the people in  DR Congo continue to thank the  EU and the US Government for theirs action, while the Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame and RDF top military leaders, very angry against the US Government and EU , are very worried about the next steps. Meanwhile, Rwandan dictator has severed relations with Belgium and  based on the AfroAmerica Network, Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame and Ugandan dictator Yoweri Museveni held a secret meeting to plan the invasion and capture of the main city of Kisangani and surrounding  areas in upcoming weeks.  All these dynamics were unfolding a day before the  Congolese government and M23 rebels are set to meet in Luanda, Angola,  for peace talks, after many firm oppositions by Congolese President  Félix Tshisekedi to any negotiation with M23 rebels.  Feeling the heat, AFC/M23 fell in their own trap and officially withdrew from the planned Luanda peace talks at the last minute. 

M23 Rebels in Rwanda in March 2013

On  February 20, 2025,  The United States Government  listed  and sanctioned  General James Kabarebe aka "Killing Machine", Rwanda’s Minister of State for Regional Integration and one of the top commanders of the  Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) and a top Congolese leader and spokesperson of the rebel movement Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), and M23, suspected of covering the looted mineral trafficking.  The Sanctions follow those imposed by the European Union (EU) on July 26, 2024 and by the United States Government on July 25, 2024 against  the top RDF leaders and  top Congolese leaders and commanders of AFC and M23, for war crimes, looting, and human tragedies. Based on AfroAmerica Network sources in DR Congo and Rwanda, the government and the people of DR Congo have praised the US Government for the action, while the Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame and RDF top military leaders, very angry against the US Government, are very worried about the next steps by the US Government.

M23 Rebels in Rwanda in March 2013

On July 26, 2024,  The European Union (EU) Council listed  and sanctioned  a commander of the  Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) and  top Congolese leaders and commanders of the rebel movement Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), and M23.  The sanctions follow those imposed on July 25, 2024 by the United States Government,  designating  and sanctioning  top Congolese leaders of the rebel movement Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), M23, and Twirwaneho and those of August 24, 2023 against a Rwandan military  general,  Brigadier General Andrew Nyanvumba, leading the  Congolese invasion by Rwandan troops under the cover of M23 rebels.