Countries acknowledged the importance of African militaries working together to address regional security challenges involving Burundi and the DRC.

The entities involved

• Burundi →

  sovereign state in Africa

  • Jean de Dieu Mutabazi is identified as the president of an opposition party in Burundi.Fri 04:33
  • IMF projects economic status of Malawi among 202 economies, assesses economic output of Central African Republic, and projects lowest GDP-PPP per capita for Burundi.Wed 13:08
• Democratic Republic of the Congo →

  country in Central Africa

  • Rebels attacked a town in North Kivu while OCHA reported new Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Fri 23:51
  • Pan-African works involving Dominique Zinkpè, Andile Dyalvane, and Aboubakar Fofana are taking place in Johannesburg and Cape Town.Fri 20:19

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• Burundi's army engaged in fighting across the border into the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Oct 30
• The African Union is deploying peace operations in Somalia, the Central African Republic, Burundi, and Sudan, working with international partners.Sep 14
• Shared border between Burundi and DRC is influencing travel advisories.Oct 30
• Fighting continues in eastern Congo, with UN monitors tracking rebel activities and accusations against Rwanda.Sep 17