As insecurity in the Great Lakes deepens, the commitment of both countries’ leaders to normalise relations is a positive step.
Since Burundi accused Rwanda of backing a coup attempt against it in 2015, relations between the two countries have been rocky. Most of the Burundian military and political actors suspected of plotting the coup were granted refugee status in Rwanda, which soured relations. But they’re talking, and their relationship has warmed, to a degree.
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