The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) has released a report that indicates an improved political atmosphere between Rwanda and Burundi after a political divide that was parked off in 2015.…
Rwanda-Burundi relations
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National
UPDATED: President Kagame Receives Message from Burundian Counterpart
by Edmund Kagire 6:30 pmPresident Paul Kagame on Monday received a delegation from Bujumbura carrying a message from his Burundian counterpart, Maj. Gen Evariste Ndayishimiye, as the two countries continue work towards fully restoring…
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Rwanda’s governors of the Eastern and Western Province and Burundian leaders of Kirundo and Muyinga provinces have held bilateral talks to amend relations between two neighboring countries. The officials held…
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Regional
Rwandan, Burundian Border Communities Share A Drink On National Harvest Day
by Jean de la Croix Tabaro 7:31 pmCommunities of Ruheru in Nyaruguru district-southern Rwanda and their counterparts of Kayanza of neighboring Burundi, today were joined by an abrupt conviviality which coincided with National Harvest Festival in Rwanda.…
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The Government of Rwanda has handed over to Burundi, 19 Burundian combatants who illegally crossed from Burundi to Rwanda on 29 September 2020. The combatants were apprehended while crossing into…
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National
Rwanda-Burundi Ties: “We Are Ready to Open a New Chapter”- President Ndayishimiye
by Edmund Kagire 6:36 pmThe President of Burundi, Maj. Gen Evariste Ndayishimiye says his country is ready to opened a new chapter of relations with Rwanda, follow the visit of Rwanda’s Prime Minister, Dr.…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping In his congratulatory message, Xi expressed his wish that African countries and people will continue to make greater achievements on the path of unity, self-improvement, development…
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Rwanda and Burundi have embarked on a journey that will see the two countries fully restore bilateral ties, following the meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers from both countries on Tuesday,…
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The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Rwanda and Burundi are meeting at Nemba One Stop Border Post in Bugesera District to discuss ways of restoring bilateral ties between the two…
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Another batch of over 500 Burundian refugees in Rwanda is expected to head home this Thursday in the second round of repatriation, following the first group which left Mahama Refugee…
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On Thursday, 471 Burundian refugees boarded buses from their Mahama camp in Kirehe district, Eastern Rwanda to return home after 5 years. Facilitated by the government of Rwanda and the…
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The Government of Rwanda says claims peddled by the Government of Burundi that Rwanda is holding Burundian refugees’ hostage are absurd and do not reflect the truth of what is…