US Sanctions Rwanda Firms Over Alleged DRC Gold Smuggling

Establishment-critical narrative

The U.S. sanctions are a textbook case of geopolitical double standards — heavy pressure on Kigali while the DRC skates by despite failing to meet its own obligations under the Washington Accords. Rwanda has real security concerns rooted in the 1994 genocide, yet those threats are dismissed while Western powers treat eastern DRC as a simple morality play. Punishing Rwanda without equal scrutiny of all destabilizing actors undermines any credible path to peace.