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Congo Takes Rwanda to ICJ, US Sanctions Gold Refinery

6/26/2026

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Congo filed a case at the International Court of Justice against Rwanda on June 26, 2026.
The United States sanctioned Rwanda-based Gasabo Gold Refinery for alleged links to the M23 rebel group.
Congo says Rwanda breached conventions on genocide, racial discrimination, torture and women’s rights by supporting armed groups.
The complaint lists massacres, killings, sexual violence and forced displacement, marking Congo’s third ICJ attempt after 2001 and 2006 setbacks.

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Story summary

Congo filed a case at the International Court of Justice against Rwanda on June 26, 2026.
The United States sanctioned Rwanda-based Gasabo Gold Refinery for alleged links to the M23 rebel group.
Congo says Rwanda breached conventions on genocide, racial discrimination, torture and women’s rights by supporting armed groups.
The complaint lists massacres, killings, sexual violence and forced displacement, marking Congo’s third ICJ attempt after 2001 and 2006 setbacks.