Burundi seeks extradition of rebels from Rwanda

Nyungwe forest lies in southwestern Rwanda, at the border with Burundi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Burundi wants 19 combatants who were arrested in Rwanda deported, a demand that could test the fragile relations between the two neighbours.

Rwanda says the Burundian combatants, who identified themselves as members of the Red Tabara – an armed rebel group – were apprehended in Nyungwe Forest on September 29.