US imposes sanctions on DR Congo ex-President Kabila alleging rebel support
The former leader has not responded to US accusations that he is aiming to destabilise the government.
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"The measures were 'profoundly unjustified, politically motivated and based on unsubstantiated accusations.'"
— Joseph Kabila , Politician
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The former leader has not responded to US accusations that he is aiming to destabilise the government.
The US sanctioned Joseph Kabila, the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, for his ties to a rebel group occupying a large part of the country’s mineral-rich east.
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