KINSHASA, Congo — Belgium’s King Philippe expressed his “deepest regrets” for his nation’s abuses in its former colony Congo, telling lawmakers Wednesday on his first official trip to ...

Rwanda’s Consul in Antwerp, Gunther Vanpraet, has blamed the Belgian government’s one-sided diplomatic position on the DR Congo security crisis, calling it both “disrespectful” to Rwanda and a threat ...

King on first visit since taking throne Again stops short of apologising for colonial atrocities Congo president says needs to look to the future KINSHASA, June 8 (Reuters) - Belgium's King ...

Rwanda's foreign affairs ministry suspended all diplomatic relations with Belgium in March 2025. Soon afterwards, Belgium expelled Rwandan diplomats. This came weeks after Belgium had suspended ...

The year 2022 is shaping up to be a critical period for the troubled relationship between Kinshasa and Brussels. In June, during a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Belgian king ...

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Belgium is open to deeper involvement in Democratic Republic of Congo's minerals sector, its foreign minister said on a visit to the former Belgian colony, which is seeking to ...

Belgium-based Congolese artist Jean Precy Numbi ... successive repairs in Lingala – the most widely spoken language in Kinshasa, says Samba. He points to that fact that many vehicles that ...

The remains of Congo’s independence hero and first Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba will be laid to rest in Kinshasa Thursday ... became independent from Belgium. Lumumba is widely hailed as ...

The return of Lumumba’s tooth from former colonizer Belgium in 2022 had been celebrated around Congo, with the tooth taken around the vast country so people could pay their respects.

KINSHASA — Belgium and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have agreed on a way forward for their relationship: Try not to talk about the past. As the two countries seek to improve their ties, ...