The Trump administration sanctioned four entities over their role in the critical minerals trade in eastern DR Congo as it seeks to implement a peace deal in the conflict-hit region.

The United States has imposed tough new sanctions on a Congolese militia group, a local mining company, and two exporters in Hong Kong. The move, announced under President Donald Trump’s administration,

The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions against an armed group aligned with Congo's military as well as a Congolese mining company and two Hong Kong-based exporters over armed violence and the sale of critical minerals.