Rwanda President Kagame condemns Burundi killings

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has condemned the upsurge in violence in neighbouring Burundi. “People are being killed every day, bodies are found on the streets… Leaders are spending time killing people”, he said. On Saturday, nine people were shot dead in a bar in the capital Bujumbura. People began fleeing Bujumbura and other parts of […]

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has condemned the upsurge in violence in neighbouring Burundi.
“People are being killed every day, bodies are found on the streets… Leaders are spending time killing people”, he said.
On Saturday, nine people were shot dead in a bar in the capital Bujumbura.
People began fleeing Bujumbura and other parts of Burundi before a government deadline on Saturday to hand in illegal firearms.
President Pierre Nkurunziza warned that those who refused to obey the order would be “dealt with as enemies of the nation”.
A cycle of violence began in April with protests against Mr Nkurunziza’s controversial decision to stand for a third term.
He argued that his first term as president did not count towards the constitutional two-term limit as he was chosen by lawmakers.
In July Mr Nkurunziza was duly re-elected to a third term with 70% of the vote.
About 200 people have been killed since April.
“It is sad that the African continent has a disease, to an extent that I will be blamed for meddling in another country, that I should be diplomatic about it or I deal with it politically. But that can’t be, I am being frank and open,” President Kagame said.
Burundi’s authorities have so far not publicly reacted.