The administration of US President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on senior Tanzanian police officer Faustine Jackson Mafwele over alleged human rights violations involving Kenyan activist Agather Atuhaireand Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire. According to a statement issued on Thursday, May 21, 2026, by the office of Marco Rubio, the sanctions were imposed under Section 7031(c)
Rwanda President Paul Kagame has fired back at the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump for imposing sanctions on the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and four of its top army commanders over their alleged direct operational support for the March 23 Movement (M23) and its affiliates in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In
The United States government has threatened to impose sanctions on Uganda following a series of statements by President Yoweri Museveni’s son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the country’s Chief of Defence Forces, in which he issued threats against the U.S. Embassy. In a statement dated Saturday, January 31, 2026, the Chairman of the U.S.