The Rwandan government has rejected sanctions imposed by the United States on the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and four of its senior commanders, describing the move as "targeting only one party" to Washington Accords and a misrepresentation of the conflict in eastern DR Congo.

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U.S. sanctions Rwanda Defence Force, four senior officials Washington accuses RDF of backing M23 in eastern DRC Rwanda rejects sanctions, says measures misrepresent conflict The United States Department of the Treasury announced sanctions on Monday,

The Rwandan government has rejected sanctions imposed by the United States Department of the Treasury on the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and four senior commanders. They argued that the move was "targeting only one party" to the Washington Accords and a misrepresentation of the conflict in eastern DR Congo.