[PHOTOS] Ruto receives warm welcome in Burundi

In Summary

•EAC said the meeting will seek to find a way forward over the volatile security situation in the mineral-rich country.

•Fresh fighting has flared up in eastern DRC where M23 rebels last Friday seized the strategic town of Kitshanga.

by MAUREEN KINYANJUI News Reporter

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04 February 2023 - 14:23

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President William Ruto was warmly received in Burundi on Saturday morning.

He will be attending the 20th extraordinary summit of EAC heads of state.

In a statement on Friday, the EAC said the meeting will seek to find a way forward over the volatile security situation in the mineral-rich country.

"EAC Heads of State are convening in Bujumbura, Republic of Burundi, for the 20th Extra-Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State. Agenda: Evaluation of the Security Situation in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo & Way Forward," the statement read.

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Fresh fighting has flared up in eastern DRC where M23 rebels last Friday seized the strategic town of Kitshanga.

The DRC’s army withdrew from the region in what it said was a tactical move to protect civilians amid the renewed onslaught from the rebel fighters.