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The Congo River Alliance (French: Alliance Fleuve Congo) is a coalition of rebel groups that seeks to overthrow the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The principal member of Congo River Alliance is the U.S. and UN sanctioned March 23 Movement, a Rwanda-backed rebel group.
On July 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on the Congo River Alliance.
On August 6, 2024, President Félix Tshisekedi accused former President Joseph Kabila of backing the Congo River Alliance.
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- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: "Treasury Sanctions Rebel Alliance Driving Instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo". United States Department of the Treasury. Washington. July 25, 2024. Archived from the original on July 28, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- Banchereau, Mark (August 7, 2024). "Congo's president accuses former leader of backing a US-sanctioned rebel coalition". Associated Press. Dakar, Senegal. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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