AFPBurundi has sent an additional battalion to support the Congolese army against the M23 armed group and Rwandan troops in eastern DR Congo, a security source told AFP on Friday.The M23 has seized ...

As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south towards the city of Bukavu, they are likely to have to fight their way through thousands of troops from Burundi, ramping ...

(Reuters) -Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by ...

Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye has called on the international community to rein in Rwanda, which he accuses of ...

Rwandan -backed rebels who have swept through eastern Congo this week met resistance from the army and its allies including ...

Burundi and Rwanda are embroiled in escalating tensions in eastern Congo, as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance. Burundi, ...

By the end of 2008, Burundi had deployed some 1 700 troops to Somalia. Its contingent expanded as AMISOM grew in response to the al-Shabaab insurgency, peaking at around 5 500 – more than a fifth of ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. The former head of Burundi's army during its 13-year civil war was assassinated Saturday ...

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 ...

After seizing Goma, Rwandan-backed rebels move south Rebel advance risks clashes between Rwanda and Burundi Officials in Bukavu recruit civilians to protect city Jan 31 (Reuters) - Congolese ...

In 2023, Burundi sent hundreds of soldiers to fight the M23 rebellion in North Kivu alongside the Congolese army and allied local armed groups. Burundi's military presence in the DRC comprises at ...