US State Department Blocks Visas for 'Corrupt' Officials
A number of Congolese government officials accused of corruption or electoral malpractice will no longer be able to travel to the United States after the State Department imposed visa bans on them.
The Department said the ban was part of US commitment to the war against corruption and electoral malpractices. The agency declined to reveal the identity of those targeted by the ban.
This comes months before the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) holds its presidential election in December, which has been delayed for more than a year, to elect President Joseph Kabila's successor.
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Kabila's second and final term in office expired in 2016, but many have seen the move to delay the presidential poll as an attempt to cling on power.
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Comments (8)
Most likely they will spend all their I'll gotten money in Korea, Singapore or Katar.
UONGO.They will buy or may have already bought property in Nairobi.Do you know all the dirty ransom money paid to Somali PIRATES/AL SHABAAB bought buildings and plots in Nairobi and Mombasa?Muuaji Moi and jambazi Kibaki allowed money laundering in our country.That is how property became so expensive in Kenya.
Awesome!
The USA as well as EU ought to do the same thing with Kenya. Thousands of corrupt politicians are bankrupting Kenya and getting away with it everyday.
It’s actually worse in Kenya but the US won’t do anything any time soon. Get this one thing - as long as the US is gaining something from a country, it’ll always look the other way. Woo unto a country that has nothing to offer this monster!
Why are they not doing the same to Kenya?
No. Africa does not need interference by colonial masters in domestic affairs
Sorry I thought the article was about Kenya. Should have.