Rwandan President Paul Kagame hold tête-à-tête in Bujumbura with his Burundian counterpart Evariste Ndayishimiye on the sidelines of the Heads of state summit of East African Community (EAC) earlier Saturday, an official source confirmed to APA in Kigali.During the conversation, the two sides also discussed the issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as the situation related to the recent conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), it said.

In 2020, Rwanda and Burundi began to normalise relations, with exchanges of high-level visits.

In July 2021, Rwanda’s Prime Minister, Edouard Ngirente, attended Independence Day celebrations in Burundi.

In December 2022, a Burundian delegation led by Lt Gen Andre Ndayambaje, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, came to Rwanda on a three-day campaign to encourage over 50,000 refugees who fled to Rwanda in 2015 to return home.

Mahama Refugee Camp located in Kirehe  District in the Eastern Province has become the country’s largest camp – hosting Burundian refugees since the emergency.