🕯️ On this GENOCOST Day of Remembrance, let us honor the millions of victims of atrocities committed in the DRC. We invite you to light a virtual candle as a symbol of remembrance, solidarity, and our shared commitment to peace.
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🕯️ En ce jour de commémoration du GENOCOST, rendons hommage aux millions de victimes des atrocités commises en RDC. Nous vous invitons à allumer une bougie virtuelle en signe de mémoire, de solidarité et d’engagement pour la paix.
👉 Allumez votre bougie ici : https://t.co/qNmaYfY6hd
#GENOCOST #MakePeaceHappen #NeverAgain #DRC
Following the historic meeting between President Trump and President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon, I had the opportunity to address the White House press and underscore the importance of the landmark Trilateral Framework, which presents a significant opportunity to advance peace, security, and stability across the region.
Stopping illicit networks smuggling gold and other conflict minerals from DRC to benefit the Rwanda-backed M23 is key to the success of the Washington Accords, durable peace, and economic opportunity in the region. I’m pleased the Admin is sanctioning responsible actors.
Media outlets are reporting untrue rumors claiming that I am seeking an ambassadorial post. I am not going anywhere. It is an honor and a privilege to serve under President Trump as Senior Advisor, advancing the President’s peace initiatives in Africa and the Arab world. I remain fully committed to this portfolio, resolving conflicts, helping save lives, and enabling prosperity in numerous places. Any claims to the contrary are based on uninformed speculation or deliberate falsehoods. They are completely inaccurate and fake.
Rwanda and M23 have exploited the illicit trade in minerals, including gold, to fund their campaign of violence and destabilization in the eastern DRC. Yesterday, Treasury sanctioned a network tied to M23 that smuggled illicit minerals through Rwanda, cutting off a key revenue stream exploited by those fueling instability and reinforcing efforts to build transparent mineral supply chains that support durable peace and prosperity in the Great Lakes region.
The United States is announcing sanctions that target the networks smuggling conflict minerals out of the DRC to support the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group. M23 and its backers exploit the DRC’s vast mineral resources — wealth that rightfully belongs to the Congolese people — to fund weapons, pay fighters, and sustain a destabilizing insurgency that has triggered a severe humanitarian crisis. Today’s action directly supports implementation of the Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity, the historic agreement President Trump brokered between the DRC and Rwanda.
@US_SrAdvisorAF As long as President @PaulKagame faces no personal consequences, the cycle of violence is unlikely to end, and the people of the Great Lakes region will continue to suffer.
#Rwanda#DRC
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HRF, @LantosFndn, and @freedomnoworg condemn the ongoing detention of Rwandan opposition leader, Victoire Ingabire, and demand her immediate release.
We call on the Rwandan regime to immediately and unconditionally release Ingabire. It is shameful that she has been detained for an entire year on what are clearly politically motivated charges.
HRF condemns Rwanda’s new elections law which hands dictator Paul Kagame sweeping control over the composition of electoral colleges for local government elections. It is the latest legal manipulation to tighten Kagame’s control over local government.
Congratulations to Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Frank Garcia on his swearing-in. We are fortunate to have such an experienced and distinguished expert serving in this role. Looking forward to working with you to advance President Trump's agenda and strengthen U.S. engagement across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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