00 days

00 hours

00 mins

00 secs

Special offer: -15%15% OFF your subscription

Consult our offers

Your account has been succesfully created.

EN FR

Scroll through edition

The Morning Brief
Log in

Password

Keep me logged in

Forgot your password?
Subscribe

Burundi, Rwanda
Burundi militarises border as fears of conflict with Rwanda grow

President Evariste Ndayishimiye in Bujumbura, Burundi, 4 February 2023. © Tchandrou Nitanga/AFP

Burundi, which feels threatened by Rwanda, has deployed troops to its northern border and boosted military and economic ties with the Democratic Republic of Congo. [...]

Published on 28/02/2024 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

This article may be accessed by subscribers

In order to ensure high-quality and independent journalism, Africa Intelligence relies solely on subscriptions from its readers, with no advertising, no events and no consulting work.

Several offers are available depending on your particular reading needs

Consult our offers

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

Discover our work by making use of the following possibilities: daily newsletters, a selection of free articles, keyword alerts.

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

create a free account

Defence, Diplomacy

15% OFF your subscription

Special offer: Only 6d and 12h to take advantage of it

Consult our offers

This offer is open to all new subscribers and runs until 28/02/2025

Set up email notifications for these topics

Burundi
Rwanda
China First Highway Engineering Co
CNDD-FDD
Evariste Ndayishimiye
M23
Marie Chantal Nijimbere
Olivier Suguru
Paul Kagame
Pierre Nkurunziza
Red Tabara
Skol

Burundi
Ndayishimiye prepares for potential M23 advance in South Kivu

The possibility of an M23 offensive on Bukavu is a huge concern for Burundi, which depends on foreign currency and resources from the DRC. The Burundian army fears a confrontation with the Rwandan-backed rebel movement, as well as with armed groups opposed to Ndayishimiye.

Free access Defence 06.02.2025

M23 fighters in Goma, DRC, on 30 January 2025.

Tanzania
Dodoma looks to play mediation role in regional crises

The Suluhu administration is offering to mediate between Rwanda and Burundi, and it also wants to shore up the East African Community, which is currently plagued by infighting.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.07.2024

Tanzania's Foreign Minister January Makamba on 15 April 2024 in Dar es Salaam.

Rwanda
Belgium opens tender for new embassy in Kigali

The Belgian foreign ministry has launched a call for tenders to select a team to design and supervise the construction of a new embassy in Rwanda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.04.2024

Burundi
Ndayishimiye faces growing discontent within ruling party

Burundi's leader is under fire from his own troops for failing to keep some of his promises. They are irked by his failure to stem the country's persistent shortages and his stance on how to commemorate massacres of Hutus dating back to the 1970s.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 11.04.2024

Evariste Ndayishimiye in Bujumbura, Burundi, on 4 February 2023.

Burundi
East African Court upholds land seizure ruling against state

The supranational court has confirmed that the highly political seizure of a plot of land in Bujumbura was illegal. This could set a precedent across East Africa, where other states are being sued over land disputes.

Subscribers only Politics 15.03.2024

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi bolsters his regional alliances to counter Kagame

With Rwandan-backed M23 rebels increasingly threatening the eastern city of Goma, the Congolese leader is seeking to strengthen his ties with regional allies.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.02.2024

The leaders of the DRC, Angola and Rwanda: Félix Tshisekedi, João Lourenço and Paul Kagame.

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa paves way for secret negotiations with Kigali

At Washington's request, the Democratic Republic of Congo has reluctantly agreed to consider dialogue with Rwanda, but only if the latter ceases its military presence on Congolese soil. Kinshasa is at the same time maintaining its war rhetoric and trying to reboot its military campaign against M23 rebels.

Subscribers only Defence 06.02.2024

DR Congo president, Félix Tshisekedi, and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame.

15% OFF your subscription

Special offer: Only 6d and 12h to take advantage of it

Consult our offers

This offer is open to all new subscribers and runs until 28/02/2025

Set up email notifications for these topics

Burundi
Rwanda
China First Highway Engineering Co
CNDD-FDD
Evariste Ndayishimiye
M23
Marie Chantal Nijimbere
Olivier Suguru
Paul Kagame
Pierre Nkurunziza
Red Tabara
Skol

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Morocco
US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Burundi, Rwanda
Burundi militarises border as fears of conflict with Rwanda grow

This article may be accessed by subscribers

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

create a free account

Set up email notifications for these topics

Burundi
Ndayishimiye prepares for potential M23 advance in South Kivu

Tanzania
Dodoma looks to play mediation role in regional crises

Rwanda
Belgium opens tender for new embassy in Kigali

Burundi
Ndayishimiye faces growing discontent within ruling party

Burundi
East African Court upholds land seizure ruling against state

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi bolsters his regional alliances to counter Kagame

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa paves way for secret negotiations with Kigali

Inner circles | Burundi
Ndayishimiye jettisons old guard to consolidate power in Bujumbura

Spotlight | Angola, Rwanda
Extradition deal cements Kagame and Lourenço's strategic alliance

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda
Great Lakes leaders unconvinced by Qatar involvement in M23 crisis discussions

Set up email notifications for these topics

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Indigo Publications' websites

Senegal Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Morocco US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Makhzen Inc. or the ever more prosperous business empire of Mohammed VI's entourage

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Burundi, Rwanda Burundi militarises border as fears of conflict with Rwanda grow

This article may be accessed by subscribers

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

create a free account

Set up email notifications for these topics

Burundi Ndayishimiye prepares for potential M23 advance in South Kivu

Tanzania Dodoma looks to play mediation role in regional crises

Rwanda Belgium opens tender for new embassy in Kigali

Burundi Ndayishimiye faces growing discontent within ruling party

Burundi East African Court upholds land seizure ruling against state

Spotlight | DRC Tshisekedi bolsters his regional alliances to counter Kagame

Spotlight | DRC Kinshasa paves way for secret negotiations with Kigali

Inner circles | Burundi Ndayishimiye jettisons old guard to consolidate power in Bujumbura

Spotlight | Angola, Rwanda Extradition deal cements Kagame and Lourenço's strategic alliance

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda Great Lakes leaders unconvinced by Qatar involvement in M23 crisis discussions

Set up email notifications for these topics

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Morocco
US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Burundi, Rwanda
Burundi militarises border as fears of conflict with Rwanda grow

Burundi
Ndayishimiye prepares for potential M23 advance in South Kivu

Tanzania
Dodoma looks to play mediation role in regional crises

Rwanda
Belgium opens tender for new embassy in Kigali

Burundi
Ndayishimiye faces growing discontent within ruling party

Burundi
East African Court upholds land seizure ruling against state

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi bolsters his regional alliances to counter Kagame

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa paves way for secret negotiations with Kigali

Inner circles | Burundi
Ndayishimiye jettisons old guard to consolidate power in Bujumbura

Spotlight | Angola, Rwanda
Extradition deal cements Kagame and Lourenço's strategic alliance

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda
Great Lakes leaders unconvinced by Qatar involvement in M23 crisis discussions