BREAKING: Fugitive From International Criminal Court Arrested in Central African Republic, Headed to The Hague ICC-Indicted Mahamat Saïd Abdelkani Arrested, Transferred to The Hague to Face War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity Charges January 25, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Mahamat Saïd Abdelkani has been surrendered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) by the authorities of […]

In Secret Action, Trump Administration Granted License to Sanctioned Mining Billionaire Dan Gertler   Experts Recommend Banks Maintain Blocks on Gertler-Linked Assets and Transactions January 24, 2021 (Washington, DC) – In a secret, last-minute action, the Trump administration gave Israeli mining tycoon Dan Gertler and his businesses a license to, in effect, nullify sanctions previously […]

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The Trump administration quietly moved in its final days to ease sanctions imposed in late 2017 on an Israeli billionaire who had been punished by the Treasury Department for corrupt and abusive mining practices in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The reversal by the Treasury came after an appeal by lobbyists with close ties to former President […]

UK Foreign Secretary Meets Leaders in Sudan, as Experts Urge Action on Military Capture of Industrial and Economic Sectors   January 21, 2021 (London / Washington, DC) – UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is meeting with leaders in Khartoum today. Experts at The Sentry, an investigative and policy team co-founded by George Clooney and John […]

This press release is also available on Refinitiv’s website here.   January 21, 2021 Refinitiv joins forces with The Sentry to prevent war criminals abusing the financial system The Sentry to provide Refinitiv with open-source data to enhance its World-Check dataset and disrupt war criminal networks. London / New York: Refinitiv, one of the world’s largest providers […]

These 10 crises and trends will help shape our coverage in 2021. Our aim is to offer a forward-looking view of current and emerging issues that are likely to drive new humanitarian needs. While we point to some geographically specific crises, we also look at cross-cutting trends, from growing food insecurity to faltering peace deals. […]

Kenyans wishing to travel to South Sudan will no longer get visas on arrival as Juba intensified online and embassy visa applications to raise revenues. South Sudan’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Deng Dau Deng said e-visas will ensure adequate collection of fees from applicants and facilitate accountability… Click here to read the full article. 

North Korean businessmen linked to Pyongyang government have been awarded contracts in DR Congo’s government projects and accessed banking services consequently violating international sanctions imposed by European Union, United Nations and USA on North Korea, The Sentry, an anti-corruption NGO revealed in a report. Findings from the report titled “Artful Dodgers” released on Monday by […]

L’ONG américaine « The Sentry » dévoile dans son dernier rapport les dessous du business nord-coréen en République Démocratique du Congo, en dépit des sanctions internationales. Selon de nouvelles informations examinées par The Sentry, deux hommes d’affaires nord-coréens, propriétaires de l’entreprise « Congo Aconde », ayant contourné des sanctions internationales en RDC ont remporté plus de contrats gouvernementaux qu’il […]

Rebels killed two peacekeepers in the Central African Republic on Monday, the UN mission MINUSCA said, hours after the top court confirmed President Faustin Archange Touadera’s re-election in a December vote marred by low turnout. The peacekeepers — a Gabonese and a Moroccan — were killed in an ambush on their convoy near the southern […]

En août dernier, The Sentry avait déjà révélé que deux hommes d’affaires nord-coréens avaient réussi à créer en 2018 en RDC une société, Congo Aconde, et même à ouvrir des comptes en dollars chez Afriland First Bank CD, la filiale de la banque camerounaise. Selon l’ONG, cela constituait une violation des sanctions américaines qui interdisent […]

북한 사업가들이 아프리카 콩고민주공화국(민주콩고)에서 사업을 진행한 새로운 정황이 밝혀졌습니다. 이들이 세운 건설회사가 평양에 위치한 ‘조선백호무역회사’와 연관됐을 가능성도 제기됐습니다. 지정은 기자가 보도합니다. 미국의 비영리 국제감시단체 ‘센트리’(The Sentry)는 14일 ‘교묘하게 회피하는 자들: 콩고민주공화국(민주콩고)에서 북한의 제재 불복’(Artful Dodgers: New Findings on North Korean Sanctions-Busting in the Democratic Republic of Congo)이라는 제목의 보고서를 공개했습니다. 센트리는 이날 보고서를 통해 ‘박화성'(Pak […]

Des sanctions contre la Corée du Nord contournées en Afrique centrale et de l’Ouest Une enquête approfondie menée par The Sentry révèle des connections étroites avec le gouvernement nord-coréen, l’accès d’entreprises nord-coréennes à des dollars américains et des activités nord-coréennes plus répandues en République démocratique du Congo et dans la région Washington, le 14 janvier […]

North Korean Sanctions-Busters Active in West and Central Africa Expanding Investigation by The Sentry Uncovers Close Connections to North Korean Government, Access by North Korean Businesses to US Dollars, and Wider Scope of North Korean Activity in DR Congo and Region January 14, 2021 (Washington, DC) – An expanding investigation by The Sentry reveals a […]

La réactivation des tensions s’articule avant tout autour de l’élection présidentielle du 27 décembre et donc de l’accès au pouvoir en République centrafricaine (RCA). Le scrutin a vu dès le premier tour le président Faustin-Archange Touadéra être réélu, mais ce résultat a été vivement contesté tant par l’opposition politique que par les groupes armés. Mi-décembre, ces […]

Le 17 décembre, six des principaux groupes armés qui contrôlaient déjà deux tiers de la Centrafrique s’unissaient dans une coalition rebelle contre-nature pour une “grande marche inexorable” sur Bangui, dix jours avant les élections présidentielle et législatives. Leur but était aussi d’empêcher la réélection du président Faustin Archange Touadéra. Les élections ont bien eu lieu […]

Sudan on Wednesday said it had signed an agreement with the United States that paves the way for the cash-strapped African nation to normalize relations with Israel and help clear some of its massive debt to the World Bank. Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari signed the deal with visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, according to […]

Note: This op-ed originally appeared in the Morning Consult and was written by John Prendergast, Co-Founder of The Sentry. The headlines around the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act for 2021 have focused on components beyond the core subject of military spending, including special legal protections for tech companies like Facebook and the removal of Confederate leaders’ […]

Rebel fighters captured the southern diamond-mining city of Bangassou in the Central African Republic on Sunday, weeks after they were accused of an attempted coup and ahead of partial results from a tense presidential election. At least five rebels were killed and two army soldiers wounded in the clashes in the Central African city of Bangassou, which […]