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

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 ...

explains that Rwanda’s relationship with Belgium has been fraught for decades due to Belgium’s historical involvement in the country’s affairs, dating back to colonisation. “Colonial rule ...

After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army and a rebel group that Rwanda denies backing. By Elian Peltier and ...

He explained that before colonisation, Rwandan kings ruled over all people equally, regardless of social class. Bizimana provided a historical overview of how colonial rule destroyed Rwanda’s unity.

The majority of the people in eastern DRC are Tutsis who have strong ties with other Tutsi groups across the border. Tutsis have long seen themselves as victims of the haphazard drafting of borders.

Rwanda announced on Monday it is severing diplomatic ties with Belgium, saying the European nation had "consistently undermined" Kigali during the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has accused Belgium of advocating for international sanctions against his country over the conflict in eastern DRC [File: Jean Bizimana/Reuters] Published On 17 Mar ...

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 has severed all diplomatic ties with ...