According the BBC reports, Burundi has closed its borders with Rwanda, accusing the government of Rwanda of sponsoring rebel attacks in the country. Last month, Red Tabara, a Burundian rebel group killed 20 people near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Rwandan government denies it supports the group and “regrets the unilateral decision by Burundi to close the border” between the two countries. This is not the first time Burundi has shut its border with Rwanda. It was closed for seven years from 2015 following political tensions and Covid – 19. Both countries were colonised by Belgium, and they are both landlocked. Burundi is surrounded by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and DRC to the west, while Rwanda has borders with Tanzania, Burundi, and DRC.
