Kigali — A small landlocked African nation playing in the big league: with military might, image branding and political influence, Rwanda under President Paul Kagame has become a major strategic ...

Rwanda has not closed its borders, though it has been two days since the border community heard heavy gunfire and bombings on the other side. There is no security issue on Rwandan territory; life ...

Burundi has accused Rwanda of being a 'bad neighbour' for funding rebel attacks on civilians. ... In 2015 Burundi closed its border to Rwanda due to political tensions and then because of Covid-19.

The border between Burundi and Rwanda had been closed for almost six years, first amid political tensions and then by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rwanda only learned about Burundi's unilateral decision to shut borders through media reports. The closure, and the way it was implemented, is widely seen as a diplomatic failure on the part of ...

Burundi closes its border with Rwanda and deports Rwandans, accusing the country of backing rebels. By The Associated PressUpdated January 11, 2024. Share.

KIGALI, Rwanda. Authorities in Burundi announced Saturday that the country’s land borders with Rwanda had been reopened more than five years after they were closed.

The five-day Operation STOP (Smuggling Training and Operations Program) in December aimed to strengthen efforts against cross-border crime by providing capacity building training to 20 participants on ...

Rwanda has not closed its borders, though it has been two days since the border community heard heavy gunfire and bombings on the other side. There is no security issue on Rwandan territory; life ...

Rwanda: small nation with influence beyond its borders. Wednesday, Jul 02, 2025. ... instead pointing to the "persecution" of the Tutsi minority and the risk of instability on Rwanda's border. ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Burundi’s internal affairs minister on Thursday announced the country was suspending diplomatic ties with Rwanda, closing their border and deporting Rwandan c… ...