Rwanda’s government has blamed Belgium’s colonial rule for the ethnic divisions that sparked the 1994 genocide.

Belgium, which has voiced concern about Rwanda's support for rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has said it will respond in kind.

Rwanda's reaction was swift and notably harsh. The country severed diplomatic ties with Belgium, its former colonial ruler, and gave Belgian diplomats just 48 hours to leave. In a statement ...

Rwanda has cut diplomatic ties with Belgium, saying it has been "consistently undermined" by the European nation during the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Brussels has been ...

Rwanda is under Western pressure for allegedly backing rebels in Congo, but its Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe asserts ...

Every year on April 7, Rwandans and the global community reflect on the history of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, one of the most tragic events in modern history. The period of extreme violence ...

Rwanda on March 17 severed diplomatic ties with Belgium, giving Belgian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country. President Paul Kagame accused Belgium of advocating for international sanctions ...

Each April, survivors of the 1994 genocide return to the site where UN peacekeepers withdrew, leaving thousands to be ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Wednesday pledged in statements released after talks in ...

Rwanda on March 17 cut diplomatic relations with Belgium, giving Belgian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country, a day after Rwandan President Paul Kagame accused Belgium of advocating for ...

News reports and social media posts have been circulating online claiming that Belgium has deployed troops to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to fight against rebels in the ...

Rwanda's foreign affairs ministry suspended all diplomatic relations with Belgium in March 2025. Soon afterwards, Belgium expelled Rwandan diplomats. This came weeks after Belgium had suspended ...