Rwanda will ‘talk’ to Burundi over FDLR after current crisis

Rwanda’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation, Louise Mushikiwabo. FILE PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA |

Rwanda will seek clarity from Bujumbura over the alleged crossing of the Democratic Republic of Congo-based rebels into Burundi.

Rwanda’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation, Louise Mushikiwabo, disclosed this in a telephone interview on Thursday. She was reacting to an official statement from the Burundi government that said “there has never been FDLR on Burundi territory and never will they be.”