The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on a Rwandan top official and a senior member of an armed group over their backing of M23 fighters in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The U.S. Treasury Department announced the sanctions Thursday, targeting Rwandan minister James Kabarebe and Lawrence Kanyuka Kingston, a member of the armed coalition Congo River Alliance, which includes M23. Both men are accused of being central to M23’s operations as the group carries out gross human rights abuses. The Treasury Department said in a statement, “Today’s action underscores the need for Rwanda to return to negotiations under the Angola-led Luanda Process to achieve a resolution to the conflict in eastern DRC.” Click here to see our coverage of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.