By Jason Groves PUBLISHED: 18:41 EST, 17 October 2012 | UPDATED: 01:41 EST, 18 October 2012 David Cameron yesterday defended sending millions in aid money to a controversial African dictator - just hours after the United Nations accused his regime of masterminding a bloody rebellion led by a wanted war criminal. The Prime Minister said the Government was right to restore £16 million of aid to Rwanda - hailing the regime led by President Paul Kagame as a ‘role model for development’. The decision, made by beleaguered Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell on his final day as international development secretary last month, has angered the Foreign Office and caused dismay among other Western donors and human rights activists.
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UN accused Paul Kagame's regime of masterminding a bloody rebellion
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But PM insists decision made by Andrew Mitchell last month was correct
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It  angered Foreign Office and caused dismay among human rights activists
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