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Mar
13
2024
By The African Mirror
US targets al Shabaab fundraisers, money launderers with sanctions

US targets al Shabaab fundraisers, money launderers with sanctions

NEWS
THE U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on what it said was an international fundraising and money-laundering network for the al Shabaab militant group operating in Somalia. The sanctions targeted 16 entities and individuals across the Horn of Africa region, the United Arab Emirates and Cyprus, the Treasury said in a statement. The action, which follows U.S. sanctions against a separate network linked to al Shabaab in October 2022, freezes any U.S. assets of those targeted and generally bars Americans from dealing with them. It said al Shabaab, which Washington considers a terrorist group, generates over $100 million a year, including…
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Mar
10
2024
By DAPHNE PSALEDAKIS and KANISHKA SINGH
US issues sanctions on Russian, Central African Republic entities over Wagner ties

US issues sanctions on Russian, Central African Republic entities over Wagner ties

NEWS
THE United States imposed sanctions on two entities it accused of advancing Russia's "malign activities" in the Central African Republic (CAR) and enabling the Wagner mercenary group, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement. The entities, a CAR-based timber company and a Russia-based company sought to benefit financially "from illicit natural resource extraction and provided material and financial support to the Wagner Group and other organizations" tied to Wagner's former owner Yevgeniy Prigozhin, who died in a 2023 plane explosion in Russia, the Treasury said. The action targets CAR-based Bois Rouge SARLU for its ties to Wagner and St. Petersburg-based Broker Expert…
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Feb
02
2024
By The African Mirror
US Treasury imposes sanctions on businesses owned by Sudanese warring parties

US Treasury imposes sanctions on businesses owned by Sudanese warring parties

NEWS
THE United States imposed sanctions on three companies linked to the warring parties in Sudan, the latest in a series of measures against Sudanese entities aimed at stemming a devastating nine-month war. The businesses sanctioned are Alkhaleej Bank and Al-Fakher Advanced Works, controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, and Zadna International, controlled by the Sudanese army, according to a U.S. Treasury Department statement. War broke out last April between the two forces, resulting in the devastation of wide swaths of the country, the killing of thousands of civilians, warnings of famine and the world's largest internal displacement crisis. The…
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Jan
22
2024
By The African Mirror
Milan keeper Maignan calls for sanctions to combat racism

Milan keeper Maignan calls for sanctions to combat racism

FOOTBALL
STRONG sanctions must be implemented to combat racism, AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan said after he briefly left the pitch in protest during a 3-2 win at Udinese in Serie A on Saturday. Frenchman Maignan alerted the referee before leaving the pitch due to repeated racist chants from the local fans, according to Italian media. He was followed by his teammates to the tunnel before returning to the goal after a few minutes. "I said we cannot play football like this. It is not the first time it has happened this way," Maignan told Sky Sports Italy. "They must hand…
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Jun
02
2023
By The African Mirror
US imposes sanctions on companies tied to Sudan forces as fighting rages

US imposes sanctions on companies tied to Sudan forces as fighting rages

NEWS
THE United States imposed sanctions on companies it accused of fuelling the conflict in Sudan, stepping up pressure on the army and a rival paramilitary force to stop fighting raging in Khartoum and other regions. The U.S. Treasury Department said it targeted two companies linked to Sudan's army and two companies tied to the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). "We will not hesitate to take additional steps if the parties continue to destroy their country," a senior U.S. administration official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, said. "The targeting of the companies is far from symbolic," the official…
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May
26
2023
By The African Mirror
From Russia with gold: UAE cashes in as sanctions bite

From Russia with gold: UAE cashes in as sanctions bite

WORLD
PETER HOBSON THE United Arab Emirates has become a key trade hub for Russian gold since Western sanctions over Ukraine cut Russia's more traditional export routes, Russian customs records show. The records, which contain details of nearly a thousand gold shipments in the year since the Ukraine war started, show the Gulf state imported 75.7 tonnes of Russian gold worth $4.3 billion - up from just 1.3 tonnes in 2021. China and Turkey were the next biggest destinations, importing about 20 tonnes each between February 24, 2022 and March 3, 2023. With the UAE, the three countries accounted for 99.8%…
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May
20
2023
By The African Mirror
Russia says 500 Americans to be banned, list includes Obama

Russia says 500 Americans to be banned, list includes Obama

WORLD
RUSSIA'S foreign ministry said former President Barack Obama was among 500 U.S. citizens who would be banned in response to the latest round of sanctions announced by Washington. The ministry also said Russia had refused the latest U.S. request for consular access to detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in March on suspicion of spying. This move was triggered by the U.S. refusal last month to give visas to media travelling with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the United Nations, it said in a statement. "Washington should have learned a long time ago that not a single hostile…
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Feb
25
2023
By The African Mirror
U.S. State Department sanctions target Russian cabinet ministers, nuclear arms institutes

U.S. State Department sanctions target Russian cabinet ministers, nuclear arms institutes

WORLD
JONATHAN LANDAY THE U.S. State Department marked the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine by sanctioning more than 60 top Russian officials, including cabinet ministers and regional leaders, and three nuclear weapons institutes. Also targeted, a department statement said, were scores of other Russian officials and entities, a Russian involved in the theft of grain from Ukraine and the official who oversees its main nuclear power plant, seized by Russian troops early in the invasion. In other actions, the department slapped U.S. visa restrictions on more than 1,200 members of the Russian military and banned entry into the…
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Feb
17
2023
By The African Mirror
China sanctions Lockheed Martin, Raytheon over Taiwan arms sales

China sanctions Lockheed Martin, Raytheon over Taiwan arms sales

WORLD
CHINA put Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon Technologies on an "unreliable entities list" over arms sales to Taiwan, banning them from imports and exports related to China in its latest sanctions against the U.S. companies. The measures come amid heightened tensions after the U.S. military shot down what it says was a Chinese spy balloon, and a day after Beijing warned of "countermeasures against relevant U.S. entities that undermine China's sovereignty and security". Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Missile and Defense Corp, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corp, are prohibited from "engaging in import and export activities related to…
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