UK Removes Sanctions From DRC Offiical

The U.K. last week removed Alex Kande Mupompa from its sanctions regime targeting the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mupompa, a DRC official, was sanctioned for alleged human rights violations, including his ties to the "disproportionate use of force, violent repression and extrajudicial killings" by DRC security forces. The U.K. announcement came after an EU court in 2024 annulled Mupompa's designation, according to an unofficial translation.