Belgium on Wednesday warned its citizens against travelling to DR Congo, as Brussels Airlines scrapped flights to Kinshasa after violent protests erupted over the conflict rocking the east of the country.
“All travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo is currently discouraged,” Belgium’s foreign ministry said.
“On 28 January, a violent protest took place in Kinshasa against, amongst others, the Belgian embassy. There have been announcements that protests may take place again in the coming days.”
The statement said that Belgian citizens currently in the DRC “can leave the country by their own means”.
The advice came after national carrier Brussels Airlines cancelled its Wednesday flights to and from Kinshasa.
The airline runs a Brussels-Kinshasa return service most days and later said it would resume flights on Friday.
“After an in-depth analysis, we have decided…
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