In a 12 February meeting with Tshisekedi, Special Envoy Pham told the Congolese president that Washington was disappointed with his country’s poor anti-corruption record.
Comparison with Angola
The diplomat compared the situation in the DRC with that in Angola, where proceedings have been initiated against the dos Santos family.
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According to our information, the United States has said it would not rule out drawing up a new list of sanctions against the DRC.
Pham’s approach is in contrast to US under-secretary of state Tibor Nagy’s more nuanced approached.
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