Protesters in the Congo attacked the historically significant Belgian Embassy amid anger at foreign interference in the country. Footage shows the rioters outside the building in the capital Kinshasa on Tuesday,

"The people of Congo are tired. How many times should we die?" he added, referring to the cycle of conflicts. Congo accuses Rwanda of aiding the M23 rebels and sending soldiers to join them, but Kigali says Kinshasa has scuppered peace efforts and is failing to stop eastern militia from threatening its security.

The Congolese government says the attacks on foreign embassies showed anger at Western inaction as Rwanda-backed rebels overran Goma. French Foreign Ministry spokesperson Christophe Lemoine pushes back against the perception that France shares some blame for the situation due to its aid to Rwanda.

Video showed part of the French embassy in Congo’s capital of Kinshasa on fire as protests erupted in anger over M23 rebel advances in the eastern city of Goma. Demonstrators attacked several embassies of countries they accused of complicity in Rwanda’s alleged support of the rebel group.