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EU sanctions Rwandan commanders over M23 in DR Congo

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The European Union sanctioned three of Rwanda's military commanders and the head of its state mining agency on Monday over its support for armed fighters in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Almost simultaneously, Rwanda announced it had severed diplomatic ties with Belgium, saying the former colonial power had "consistently undermined" it.

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