OFAC Sanctions Alliance of African Rebel Groups

The U.S. sanctioned the Congo River Alliance, also known by its French name Alliance Fleuve Congo, a coalition of rebel groups that the Office of Foreign Assets Control said is looking to overthrow the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The agency also sanctioned Corneille Yobeluo Nangaa, who founded the alliance, along with Bertrand Bisimwa, the president of the March 23 Movement (M23), a Rwanda-backed rebel group and member of the alliance. Also sanctioned was Twirwaneho, another member group of the alliance and its commander Charles Sematama.