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The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday sanctioned six people belonging to five armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The decision comes amid continued escalation between DRC government forces and M23 rebels. The US and DRC accuse Rwanda of supporting the rebel group.
The DRC is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of mineral wealth, but a history of colonization and foreign involvement has left its people some of the world’s poorest.
