Rwanda is yet to respond to the US decision to impose fresh sanctions on the country's Ministry of Defence. America on Thursday announced sanctions on the ministry, accusing Rwanda of backing the M23 rebel groups in eastern DRC. President Donald Trump's administration says Rwanda must withdraw its troops from the eastern DRCongo. The sanctions come months after Rwanda and the DRC signed a US - brokered peace agreement aiming at ending the conflict. Despite the agreement, fighting has continued in eastern DRC and now the US says Rwanda's defence ministry directed thousands of troops to fight alongside M23 in the DRC.To unpack this we spoke to Jean Baptiste Gasominari, Rwandan based political analyst and attorney

<p>Rwanda is yet to respond to the US decision to impose fresh sanctions on the country's Ministry of Defence. America on Thursday announced sanctions on the ministry, accusing Rwanda of backing the M23 rebel groups in eastern DRC. President Donald Trump's administration says Rwanda must withdraw its troops from the eastern DRCongo. The sanctions come months after Rwanda and the DRC signed a US - brokered peace agreement aiming at ending the conflict. Despite the agreement, fighting has continued in eastern DRC and now the US says Rwanda's defence ministry directed thousands of troops to fight alongside M23 in the DRC.To unpack this we spoke to Jean Baptiste Gasominari, Rwandan based political analyst and attorney</p>