Burundi-Rwanda Relations: The Road To Normalization – Analysis

By Tigist Kebede Feyissa*

Burundi and Rwanda share similar cultures, economic hardships and almost identical ethnic buildups. Both endured similar conflicts related to the Hutu–Tutsi divisions (the 1993 war in Burundi and the 1994 genocide in Rwanda). Rwanda and Burundi have close ties and have sheltered with each other...