Rwanda suspended development cooperation with Belgium for trying to “sabotage” its access to financing amid disagreements over its role in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Kigali accuses its colonial master of “an aggressive campaign together with DRC” to sabotage access to its development finance.

Belgium has a particularly unsavoury history of colonialising certain African countries and this continues to be a bone of contention

U.K. authorities are punishing Rwanda over its support of the rebels who now control two major cities in eastern Congo

The UK's decision to suspend some aid to Rwanda is "punitive", authorities in the East African country have said. In a statement, the UK said it was against Rwanda's support for the M23, a rebel group that has captured swathes of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a deadly uprising.

Britain on Tuesday said it would pause some bilateral aid to Rwanda over its role in the conflict in neighbouring Congo. A statement from the British government said that until there was significant progress in ending hostilities and the withdrawal of all Rwanda Defence Forces from Congolese territory,