The president of Burundi has claimed that neighbouring Rwanda is planning to foment a conflict in his country, warning that it is backing a rebel group in an effort to destabilise its neighbour, ...

“These allegations suggest that we may be heading toward the worst case scenario for Burundi, namely a regional conflict drawing in Burundi’s neighbors,” Michael Boyce, an advocate from Refugees ...

M23 fighters entered the key eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Uvira late on Tuesday, sources said, with thousands fleeing across the border into Burundi to escape the Rwanda-backed militia ...

M23 fighters and Rwandan troops on Wednesday pushed further into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as Burundi warned Kigali it would respond if attacked. The armed group, which has gained ...

According to Burundian Foreign Minister Edouard Bizimana, there are groups in the DRC that cooperate with M23 and with Rwanda, which he described as hostile toward Burundi TUNIS, December 12. /TASS/.

Show more Show less A crumpled Congolese army beret alongside cartridges near an abandoned, bullet-riddled military truck in Goma Corneille Nangaa, head of a coalition of groups including the M23, in ...