The United States government on March 2, 2026, announced sanctions on Rwanda’s military and four senior commanders because of their support for the abusive M23 armed group in the Democratic Republic ...

U.S. Treasury sanctions Rwanda's military and four officials for supporting the M23 Movement's human rights abuses in Congo.

The United States is imposing sanctions on Rwanda’s defense force and senior military officials over alleged support for the ...

Donald Trump breaks with three decades of ties between Washington and Kigali over conflict in mineral-rich region ...

Officers of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Special Operations Force on Friday, March 6, completed a Basic Counter-Terrorism training programme aimed at enhancing their operational readiness. ALSO READ ...

The US accuses Rwanda's army of training, arming and fighting alongside the M23 rebels [AFP via ] The US has imposed ...

"This is a significant sanction that confirms Rwanda's presence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo," local sources in South Kivu told Fides, following the sanctions imposed on March 2 by the US ...

Kinshasa welcomed the sanctions while Kigali said the US move ‘unjustly’ targets Rwanda.

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 ...

The sanctioned Rwandan officials include the army chief of staff, Vincent Nyakarundi, as well as the chief of defence staff, ...

The US has accused the Rwandan military of violating a peace agreement that was signed alongside President Trump last year in December.