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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rodney Muhumuza

UK suspends some financial aid to Rwanda over violence in eastern Congo as rebels dig in

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U.K. authorities said Tuesday that they were punishing Rwanda over its alleged support of the rebels who now control two major cities in eastern Congo.

The measures include pausing direct financial aid that doesn't include support to the poorest Rwandans. The United Kingdom also will stop “high-level attendance at events hosted by” Rwanda’s government, in addition to limiting trade promotion activities with the east African country, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said in a statement.

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