Africa Burundi deports Rwandans, closes border, alleging nation backs 'terrorist' rebel group Rwanda suspected of backing RED-Tabara, a group that claimed responsibility for Dec. 22 attack that ...

Rwanda and Burundi are both members of the East African Community bloc, whose trade ambitions have suffered in recent years amid sporadic flare-ups that undermine the free movement of people and ...

In the last article in the series, we realised how the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) saw negotiations as an essential part in its struggle. All necessary steps were taken to ensure the success of the ...

The Rwanda-Burundi border remains closed long after Red Tabara rebels carried out several attacks on Burundian soil. While the situation with Rwanda is critical, it is not Burundi's only problem.

Burundi last month suspended diplomatic relations with Rwanda and closed their border, calling it a response to Rwanda’s alleged backing of RED-Tabara, which is based in Congo's South Kivu province.

On Wednesday morning, the department updated its travel warning to the country of Rwanda in Africa. Rwanda is now listed as a "Level 2" risk, meaning travelers should " Exercise Increased Caution " if ...

In a hilltop village in Rwanda, residents watch intently as a small troupe of actors perform a play adapted from a best-selling French novel -- written far away but echoing a story that is painfully ...

The government has launched a fresh crackdown targeting foreign nationals from Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of ...

Like Rwanda, Burundi has sought to heal deep divisions between its Tutsi and Hutu populations. Under the peace deal that ended Burundi's 1993-2005 civil war, which killed 300,000 people, ...

The Rwanda-Burundi border remains closed long after Red Tabara rebels carried out several attacks on Burundian soil. While the situation with Rwanda is critical, it is not Burundi's only problem.

Rwanda has also denied links to the resurgent Red Tabara rebel group, which President Ndayishimiye says is a proxy force similar to the M23 and is being supported by Rwanda to destabilise Burundi.