UN extends DRC sanctions as warrant of arrest for warlord issued

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GENEVA - The United Nations Security Council extended its arms embargo, asset freeze and a travel ban on the Democratic Republic of Congo until July 2020.

The sanctions prohibit countries from selling weapon to rebel groups in the conflict prone country where a recent spike in ethnic violence has displaced thousands in Ituri province.

The resolution drafted by France was passed unanimously requiring governments to block travel and to freeze the assets of militia leaders and politicians.

The UN has backed an arrest warrant issued by the DRC prosecutor against Guidon Shimiray Mwissa, NDC-R armed groups leader, who is accused of mass rape and other abuses in the country's east.


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