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The United States (U.S.) imposed sanctions against the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and four senior army officers as punishment for actions it claimed sabotaged the peace process in the DR Congo. The ...

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The United States’ decision to sanction Rwanda’s military marks one of the most serious diplomatic confrontations between Washington and Kigali in years.

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF)--the military of Rwanda--and four of its senior officials. The ...