Burundi says the AFC/M23 rebels lobbed explosives over the border into Chibitoke, and Foreign Minister Edouard Bizimana is not having it. The spillover happened right after regional peace talks wrapped up in Washington, where Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye signed an accord but warned everyone that actually following through is the hard part.
AFC/M23 fired back, saying Burundi and Kinshasa have been coordinating airstrikes and artillery hits on North and South Kivu for days, killing 23 civilians. The rebels called it a terrorist operation designed to wipe out eastern Congolese communities.
Burundi has been backing Congolese forces against the rebels with troops and drones in South Kivu, though officials rarely admit it publicly. Any confirmed cross-border attack could blow up the situation even more and drag neighboring countries deeper into the mess.
AFC/M23 fired back, saying Burundi and Kinshasa have been coordinating airstrikes and artillery hits on North and South Kivu for days, killing 23 civilians. The rebels called it a terrorist operation designed to wipe out eastern Congolese communities.
Burundi has been backing Congolese forces against the rebels with troops and drones in South Kivu, though officials rarely admit it publicly. Any confirmed cross-border attack could blow up the situation even more and drag neighboring countries deeper into the mess.
