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US blocks visas for 'corrupt' DR Congo officials

The agency has declined to name the individuals targeted in the move. [Courtesy]

The US State Department has imposed visa bans on a number of Congolese officials accused of corruption or electoral malpractice.

It declined to name those targeted, but said the move was intended to send a strong signal that Washington was committed to fighting corruption and to supporting credible elections.

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