Rwanda cuts ties with Belgium over Congo conflict clash.
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Rwanda has dramatically severed diplomatic relations with Belgium “with immediate effect”, accusing its former colonial ruler of clinging to “neocolonial illusions” over the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
In a fiery statement issued on Monday, March 17, Kigali slammed Brussels for siding against Rwanda in the volatile crisis unfolding in eastern DRC, where the M23 rebel group has taken control of key territories.
The move marks an extraordinary breakdown in relations between the two nations, whose history is already steeped in colonial wounds and post-independence tensions.
Brussels has yet to respond officially, but one thing is clear – this diplomatic divorce won’t be easily patched up.
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