October 8, 2024 (WASHINGTON) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on the younger brother of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander, accusing him of being responsible for weapons procurement for the paramilitary group. Algoney Hamdan Dagalo, who serves as the RSF's director of procurement, is also believed to manage the group's investments outside of Sudan, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement. 'Algoney has extended this war by leading RSF efforts to procure weapons and military materiel. By arming the RSF, his actions have directly contributed to the RSF’s ongoing siege of El Fasher in North Darfur, a city of nearly two million vulnerable civilians, and the RSF’s operations elsewhere in Sudan,' the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said. Algoney has controlled various RSF front companies, notably Tradive General Trading. Under OFAC sanctions, this company has been responsible for importing vehicles into Sudan for the RSF, added the Treasury. The sanctions freeze any of Algoney's assets under U.S. jurisdiction and bar Americans from dealing with him. The Treasury accused Algoney of prolonging the conflict in Sudan by leading efforts to buy weapons and military equipment for the RSF. It said his actions contributed to the …
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