Burundi joins SADC forces as US tells M23 to withdraw

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The development was communicated following a meeting between presidents Felix Tshesikedi (DRC), Evariste Ndayishimiye (Burundi) and Cyril Ramaphosa (South Africa) yesterday.
Mr Tshesikedi said Burundi will coordinate with South Africa on the ground operations against M23 rebels.

President Ndayishimiye accused Rwanda President Paul Kagame of backing Red Tabara, a Burundian rebel group, which killed a dozen civilians in a raid on a border village. Red Tabara operates in the Eastern DRC and Rwanda. Burundi has since closed its borders with Rwanda.
President Kagame’s leadership also accuses Burundi of supporting rebels who have severally attacked Rwanda’s southern regions and killed civilians there.
The escalation of the tensions in Eastern DRC is threatening to drag the region into another regional conflict.
Tanzania, South Africa, and Malawi under SADC are supporting Congolese forces and United Nations forces to fight M23 rebels.
So far, the Congolese alliance, using drone strikes and heavy artillery, has prevented M23 rebels from capturing Sake, a key town, which is a gateway to Goma City, the capital of North Kivu Province.

Burundi joins SADC forces as US tells M23 to withdraw

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