the Burundian army officer said. Burundi has had soldiers in eastern Congo for years, initially to hunt down Burundian rebels there but, more recently, to aid in the fight against M23.

Since October 2023, Burundi has sent more than 10,000 soldiers to help the Congolese army against the M23 and other armed groups. However, the officer said the soldiers in the DRC were now facing ...

Burundi denies withdrawing troops from Congo amid M23 rebel ... military arrived in the country since yesterday" through a border post, a Burundian army officer said, confirming movements also ...

The war in Burundi began following the October 1993 assassination of President Melchoir Ndadaye by a group of Tutsi army officers. Freely and fairly elected some months before, Ndadaye was the ...

The senior officer said lower-intensity ... Since October 2023, Burundi has deployed more than 10,000 troops to support the Congolese army under a military cooperation agreement with Kinshasa.