France, March 5 -- A week after the announcement of British sanctions against Rwanda for its involvement alongside the M23 in the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kigali is complaining about what it sees as the UK's "betrayal". Meanwhile, Canada and Germany have also announced sanctions for the same reasons.

Following on the heels of British sanctions last week, Canada announced punitive measures on Monday,in response to the M23 offensive in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The sanctions include the suspension of new trade initiatives between the two governments or new export permits for controlled goods and technologies to Kigali.

This week, Germany also announced that it would be suspending...