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Rwanda suspends Belgian aid programme over DRC war comments

Rwanda has suspended its 2024-2029 aid program with Belgium, responding to Belgium's criticism of Rwanda's support for M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo conflict.
Belgium accuses Rwanda of undermining the DRC's territorial integrity by backing the M23 rebels, who took Goma and Bukavu recently.
The UN has urged M23 and its Rwandan supporters to cease human rights violations amid escalating violence, displacing tens of thousands.
Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Prévot acknowledged Rwanda's aid suspension and emphasized the commitment to finding a peaceful resolution to the conflict.

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junge Welt

DR Congo: rebels advance

The militia »M 23« and allied Rwandan government troops are conquering the next provincial capital. Meanwhile, development cooperation between Belgium and Kigali has been interrupted due to the conflict.

2 days ago

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Euro Weekly News

Rwanda suspends aid pact with Belgium

Belgium has a particularly unsavoury history of colonialising certain African countries and this continues to be a bone of contention which regularly causes problems. Rwanda came under the Belgian sphere of influence between 1922 and 1962 as the colony of Ruanda-Urundi and many of he problems of the massacre of Hutu (predominantly Rwandans) and Tutsi (mainly from Burundi) can be traced back to… Source

2 days ago·Spain

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Le Monde

The suspension of aid, the culmination of a lasting crisis between Belgium and Rwanda

Kigali announced that it would give up the EUR 120 million planned between 2024 and 2029, a decision which, within the ruling coalition in Brussels, is not to displease those who advocate a sharp reduction in the budget for cooperation.

2 days ago·Paris, France

Rwanda suspends Belgian aid programme over DRC war comments

Belgium has angered Rwanda by condemning its role in backing the M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.Rwanda has stopped its aid cooperation with Belgium, following Brussels' criticism of Kigali's involvement in the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

2 days ago·France

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