Foreign Affairs
Belgium and Rwanda Resume Relations After Dispute Over DR Congo Conflict
Belgium and Rwanda have restored diplomatic relations after an eighteen-month suspension caused by disagreements regarding the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Foreign ministers Maxime Prevot and Olivier Nduhungirehe signed an agreement to restore ties in New York around the time of the United Nations General Assembly. The countries had expelled each other's diplomats last year due to tensions over the M23 rebel group's advances in eastern Congo, which Western governments accuse Rwanda of supporting, a claim Kigali denies. Rwanda severed ties with Belgium in March 2025, accusing Brussels of siding with Congo, but both nations stated that their ministers have resolved their differences through recent discussions.
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