Belgium and Rwanda announced the expulsion of each other's diplomats, as relations deteriorated over allegations about their respective roles in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Decision 'effective immediately,' Belgian diplomats to leave Rwanda in 48 hours, Rwanda criticizes Belgium for 'destructive historical role in fueling ethnic extremism' - Anadolu Ajansı

Belgium, which has voiced concern about Rwanda's support for rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has said it will respond in kind. View on euronews

President Paul Kagame tells Rwandans to “tightening your belt such that even if you lose weight due to hunger, the trousers don’t fall.”

According to Kigali, Belgium has 'consistently' undermined Rwanda when it comes to the offensive launched by Rwandan-backed M23 in DRC

Rwanda has announced that it has cut diplomatic ties with Belgium and ordered all of the country’s diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours.

Brussels has been leading calls for European nations to sanction Rwanda over its support for the M23, a rebel group at the centre of DR Congo's crisis. The authorities in Kigali, Rwanda's capital, have given Belgian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country.