HR 8718

This bill, the Countering Russia’s Forced Recruitment and Kidnapping in Africa Act, aims to hold foreign individuals and governments accountable for recruiting African nationals to fight in the war in Ukraine. It seeks to impose sanctions on those involved in deceptive recruitment practices, often involving false promises and coercion, and highlights instances where African citizens have been exploited and sent to dangerous combat roles. The bill also establishes a list of sanctioned entities and individuals and authorizes the President to take various economic measures to restrict financial and trade activities with those sanctioned.