DIPLOMATIC relations between Belgium and Rwanda have reached a breaking point, with both countries announcing the expulsion of each other’s diplomats. The sharp deterioration in ties stems from mounting tensions over accusations related to the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to a report by Reuters, Rwanda has officially severed diplomatic relations with Belgium. … Read more
BELGIUM has a new prime minister whose political purpose was long to break up the nation, gut the state structures and give ever more autonomy to his northern Flanders at the cost of everyone else. Bart De Wever took the oath early Monday, looking straight at King Philippe, the latest monarch of a royal … Read more
IN a landmark ruling, Belgium’s Court of Appeals has ordered the government to compensate five Congolese women who were forcibly separated from their mothers during the country’s colonial rule over the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The court ruled that these abductions, which occurred more than 70 years ago, constitute crimes against humanity. The case … Read more
BELGIUM on Sunday passed a landmark law granting sex workers the same rights as other workers. The new law ensures that sex workers are treated as employees, entitling them to benefits such as maternity leave, pension contributions, and legal safeguards against exploitation. The decision is a result of months of protests in 2022, prompted … Read more
FIVE elderly women, forcibly separated from their mothers in Congo during Belgium’s colonial rule, have escalated their legal fight for justice to a Brussels appeals court. The women—Monique Bitu Bingi, Simone Ngalula, Noëlle Verbeeken, Marie-José Loshi, and Léa Tavares Mujinga—are seeking compensation and the formal recognition of the suffering they endured. The case shines a … Read more