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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>President Salva Kiir travelled to Rwanda on Thursday, kickstarting a three-nation tour aimed at engaging Kigali and its neighbors Burundi and DR Congo to accept peace, his office said.<\/p>\n

Kiir is the current chairperson of regional trade bloc, East Africa Community (EAC).<\/p>\n

Following his one-day working visit to Rwanda, the president will also visit other neighboring countries to engage with regional leaders to discuss ways of ending growing tensions amongst the member states.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Lily Adhieu Martin said the President will also proceed to Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo respectively to meet the leaders to settle their disputes amicably.<\/p>\n

Addressing the recent African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, President Kiir appealed to East African member-state caught in conflicts and tensions to deescalate and address their disputes amicably to maintain peace in the region.<\/p>\n

His visit now comes amid heightened tensions between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda sparked by renewed fighting in recent weeks between the Congolese military and the resurgent M23 rebels.<\/p>\n

Kinshasa has accused Rwanda of backing the M23 rebels, an allegation backed by the United States and the United Nations investigations. Rwanda has repeatedly rejected the accusations.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Burundi, closed its borders with Rwanda after on January 11, 2024, accusing its neighbor of funding rebel attacks.<\/p>\n

This came after Red Tabara, a Burundian rebel group, killed 20 people near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, in December 2023.<\/p>\n

Rwandan President Paul Kagame denies the charge, but Burundi\u2019s government has branded him a \u201cbad neighbor\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have stopped ties with him until he changes,\u201d said Burundi\u2019s Interior Minister Martin Niteretse, as reported by the BBC.<\/p>\n

The Rwandan government responded that it \u201cregrets the unilateral closure of the border by Burundi\u201d, according to AFP.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. President Salva Kiir travelled to Rwanda on Thursday, kickstarting a three-nation tour aimed at engaging Kigali and its neighbors Burundi and DR Congo to accept peace, his office said. Kiir is the current chairperson of regional trade bloc, East Africa Community (EAC). 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