Belgium, Rwanda’s former colonial ruler, pushed for the European Union to impose sanction against Rwandan officials over ...

One particular statement--"Belgian rule virtually forbade education in the Congo"--is a complete distortion of Belgium's educational accomplishments in the Congo. The facts are as follows ...

For the orderly Belgians, the Congo conference in Brussels had been ... full assurance that a Congolese government would guarantee Belgian property, shares in colonial corporations have dropped ...

Independence for Congo followed a strange course of events unlike anything else in the rest of Africa. The Belgian Congo was huge and underdeveloped. After the war, new cultural organisations like ...

The Great Lakes Region has endured decades of turmoil, much of it rooted in historical injustices and unresolved colonial legacies. At the center of this past stands Belgium, whose colonial rule in ...

Rwanda has accused Belgium of repeatedly undermining Rwanda over the M23 offensive in Congo. Rwanda announced on Monday that it had severed diplomatic ties with Belgium, giving Belgian diplomats ...

Belgium and Rwanda announced the expulsion of ... respective roles in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Kigali said it was severing diplomatic relations and giving Belgian ...

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 ...

In a statement released Monday, Rwanda's foreign ministry said, "The Government of Rwanda today notified the Government of Belgium of its ... Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday said it will ...