Rwandan government has cut ties her diplomatic relation with Belgium for allegedly causing pitiful attempts to sustain neocolonial delusions.
In a statement on Monday, the Rwandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation accused Belgium of “consistently” undermining Kigali “during the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo” (DRC).
The government has shared their disappointment opinion about Belgium in-relation to colonial history, accusing the European country of toxicity against her country following ongoing conflict in Congo DRC.
Rwanda is currently under hot water after their donor countries in Europe and America decided to shutdown aids and loans following the outcry.
Since the beginning of the year, around 7,000 people have been killed in fighting between the M23 and DR Congo’s armed forces in the east of the country, the Congolese authorities have said.
More than 850,000 people have been forced to flee their homes since the conflict increased in intensity in January, the UN children’s agency, Unicef, said.
The M23 has taken control of two key cities – Goma and Bukavu – in the past two months.
On Monday, the EU sanctioned three of Rwanda’s military commanders, citing connections to the M23.
The sanctions, which include the freezing of assets, were also applied to the head of Rwanda’s state mining agency. The EU has accused the agency of exploiting DR Congo’s conflict in order to extract valuable resources from the mineral-rich east.
Britain and Germany have also taken measures against Rwanda – over the past month both countries cut some of their aid to Kigali.
And in February, the UN Security Council demanded that the M23 end hostilities and that Rwanda should pull its troops out of DR Congo.
Rwanda’s diplomatic spat with Belgium came a day before the Congolese government and M23 rebels were set to meet for peace talks.
Rwandan Government is accusing Belgium of spreading false details about Rwanda, and her involvement on conflict in Congo DRC.
Rwanda’s foreign ministry said that after “careful consideration” of Belgium’s “pitiful attempts to sustain its neocolonial delusions” it would require all Belgian diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours.
Belgium called the escalation “disproportionate” and expelled all of Rwanda’s diplomats.