Kagame criticises international “threats” against Rwanda as US sanctions loom

Rwandan President Paul Kagame urged his country to be more self-reliant on Thursday, as calls mount in the United States to impose more sanctions over its involvement in the conflict in DR Congo.

The tiny Great Lakes nation has come under increasing international pressure over its support for the M23 armed group, which last year captured vast swathes of the neighbouring eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

A peace deal between…