Rwandan and Burundian diplomats spar at UN meeting in New York
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza (left) and Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame. Tensions between the two countries over the conflict in Burundi boiled over when representatives of the two traded accusations at an international forum in New York. PHOTOS | FILE
Tensions between Rwanda and Burundi over the conflict in the latter country boiled over when representatives of the two traded accusations at an international forum in New York.
Burundi’s Foreign Affairs Minister Alain Nyamitwe sparked the confrontation when he told a UN Security Council forum that that “Burundi faces an existential threat from Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame,” referring to allegations that Rwanda is training Burundian rebels.
