Kagame: US sanctions won’t weaken Rwanda’s defence forces – The Mail & Guardian

Kagame: US sanctions won’t weaken Rwanda’s defence forces – The Mail & Guardian

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has defiantly declared that the sanctions imposed on Rwandan defence and security forces would not minimise its strength and integrity, emphasising: “They are among the finest that can be found anywhere”. On March 2, the US department of the treasury’s office of foreign assets control announced it had imposed sanctions on the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and four of its senior officials on accusations of actively supp…