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Congo, Rwanda and Belgium

Rwanda and Belgium expel each other's diplomats over Congo conflict

Belgium and Rwanda announced the expulsion of each other's diplomats, as relations deteriorated over allegations about their respective roles in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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A historical timeline of Belgium's interference in Rwanda

forcibly sent to the Belgian Congo where he died (his body has never been recovered to this day), the enthronement of his son Rudahigwa and his eventual poisoning in July 1959 when he began demanding the Rwanda’s independence, the creation of a racist ...

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Rwanda and Belgium severs diplomatic relations over Congo conflict

Belgium and Rwanda have each announced the expulsion of the other’s diplomats as tensions escalate over accusations concerning their involvement in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Rwanda cuts diplomatic ties with Belgium over DRC conflict

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. View on euronews

Congo, M23 rebellion and Rwanda

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Congo says it will participate in peace talks with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels

Congo's government will participate in peace talks in Angola on Tuesday with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group that has captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east, a spokesperson said Monday.

U.S. News & World Report · 7h

Congo M23 Rebels Say They Will Send Delegation to Angola Peace Talks

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels said on Monday they would send a delegation to peace talks with Democratic Republic of Congo's government that are expected to begin on Tuesday in Angola's capital. (Reporting by Congo newsroom;

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Congo says it will join peace talks with Rwandan-backed rebels on Tuesday

Angola said last week that direct peace talks between Congo and M23 rebels would begin in the Angolan capital Luanda on March 18. President Felix Tshisekedi, who has long ruled out dialogue with M23,

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Andrée Blouin’s Revolutionary Lives

The African political leader’s autobiography, My Country, Africa, also offers a larger story of empire, oppression, and ...

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Congo says mausoleum holding independence hero Lumumba's gold-capped tooth was vandalized

Congo’s government says the mausoleum of assassinated independence leader Patrice ... The return of Lumumba’s tooth from former colonizer Belgium in 2022 had been celebrated around Congo ...

Why Congo’s vast army is struggling

ITS soldiers are underpaid and underarmed. Its ranks are riddled with factions pursuing their own interests. And successive ...

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BELGIAN CONGO: Fast Track

So swift has been the pace of nationalist pressure in the Belgian Congo, and so harsh its violence ... were resigned to an offer of full independence for the Congolese this year.

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Rwanda: Kagame Warns Belgium Against Undermining Rwanda's Progress

President Paul Kagame, on March 16, cautioned Belgium against interfering in Rwanda's progress, accusing it of blaming Rwanda for DR Congo's problems and conspiring to impose sanctions, despite its ...

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