{"id":49695,"date":"2024-01-11T16:28:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T16:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/burundi-closes-borders-with-rwanda\/"},"modified":"2024-01-13T07:45:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T07:45:53","slug":"burundi-closes-borders-with-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/burundi-closes-borders-with-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Burundi closes borders with Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"

During end-of-year 2023 address, Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye said that his country would close borders with Rwanda , accusing the neighbouring country of supporting RED Tabara rebel group . <\/p>\n

Rwanda vehemently rejected the allegations as unfounded, given that the areas where RED Tabara maneuvered through to attack Burundi , are not connected to Rwanda. <\/p>\n

IGIHE has learnt from credible sources that all borders with Rwanda were closed from 13:00 p.m. on Thursday 11th January 2024. <\/p>\n

The decision was taken by Burundian government but has not yet released a statement explaining reasons for the closure. <\/p>\n

Some Rwandans who tried to cross to Burundi have told IGIHE that they were immediately forced to return to Rwanda.<\/p>\n

IGIHE has, for instance, learnt that Ruhwa border connecting Rwanda through Bugarama sector in Rusizi District to Burundi, has been closed at 13:15 p.m. <\/p>\n

During these hours, 35 Rwandans who tried to cross were handed back. <\/p>\n

The fate of Rwandans running businesses in Burundi remains amidst the closure. <\/p>\n

Rwanda-Burundi borders were last closed between 2015 and 2022. <\/p>\n

Since then, both countries embarked on a new journey to normalize ties , even though Burundi insisted that it needs coup plot suspects who fled to Rwanda returned home. <\/p>\n

However, Rwanda indicated that it would be against ratified international refugee convention. <\/p>\n

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