Rwanda cuts ties with Belgium, orders diplomats to leave
Rwanda said Monday it had given Belgian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country after cutting ties with Brussels. Belgium recently froze aid and suspended trade agreements over Kigali's aggression in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo
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Rwanda said Monday it had given Belgian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country after cutting ties with Brussels. Belgium recently froze aid and suspended trade agreements over Kigali's aggression in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo
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00:00Rwanda said Monday it had given Belgian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country after cutting
00:08ties with Brussels.
00:10In a statement, Kigali's Foreign Affairs Ministry accused Belgium of interference.
00:16Belgium recently froze aid and suspended trade agreements over Kigali's aggression in neighbouring
00:21Democratic Republic of Congo.
00:24In a press conference in Kigali Sunday, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame struck a defiant tone
00:30saying the East African country would defend its interests against interference by foreign
00:35countries.
00:36Kagame singled out Belgium, which ruled Rwanda as a colony, until 1962, saying it had committed
00:42atrocities against Rwandans, vowing to fight back against what he called neo-colonial interference.
00:50Kigali has faced increased international scrutiny over its role in the conflicts in eastern
00:54Congo, where its proxy rebel force controls two resource-rich provinces.