Government soldiers and police officers who surrendered to M23 rebels, center, run to board trucks to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Thursday, Jan. Yet, the international community has stopped short of putting financial pressure on Kigali to withdraw its support for the rebels as happened when they took Goma in By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy.
That's been true when Kagame has abolished term limits and waged a campaign of repression against his opponents at home. M23 rebels, left, escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Thursday, Jan.
In , that aid was a key source of leverage as the western powers pressured Rwanda to end its role in the fighting.
Donor countries withheld aid and the World Bank threatened to. Only a few nations, including the U. But today, the international community has fewer means to influence Rwanda as M23 advances southward from Goma.
The United States suspended military aid to Rwanda in in the months before it seized Goma but can't make the same threats after suspending it again last year. And since taking office, President Donald Trump has since frozen the vast majority of foreign aid, stripping the United States of the means to use it to leverage any country in particular.
