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Burundi says closing Rwanda border after claims of backing rebels

By AFP Burundi said on Thursday it had closed the border with Rwanda, nearly two weeks after accusing its neighbour of supporting rebels who carried out attacks on its soil. Burundi says the RED-Tabara group staged an attack on December 22 near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing 20 people, including women and children. President Evariste Ndayishimiye has since accused Rwanda of backing the rebels — a claim denied by the Rwandan government. “We have closed our borders (with Rwanda), anyone who tries to go there will not get through. The decision has been made,” Burundi’s Interior Minister Martin Niteretse told reporters on Thursday. “After having noted that we had a bad neighbour, (Rwandan President) Paul […]

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