Belgium, Rwanda resume diplomatic relations after DRC conflict dispute

Belgium and Rwanda have resumed diplomatic relations 18 months after breaking ties due to a dispute over the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of

Congo.



Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot and Rwanda's foreign ministry both posted the news on X alongside photos of Prevot and his Rwandan counterpart Olivier Nduhungirehe in New York, where the United Nations General Assembly is taking place.



The two countries expelled each other's diplomats in March 2025 as relations deteriorated over the conflict in Rwanda's neighbour.



The AFC/M23 rebels control large parts of North and South Kivu provinces following their early 2025 advance, during which they captured Goma and Bukavu, eastern Congo's two largest cities. The UN and Western governments say the group is backed by Rwanda, which Kigali denies.