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Burundi, DRC
Ndayishimiye's regime has its back to the wall in the face of M23

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Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye at Ingoma Stadium in Gitega Province, on 9 May 2025.
Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye at Ingoma Stadium in Gitega Province, on 9 May 2025. © Evrard Ngendakumana/Reuters

Caught between his support for Kinshasa, fears of supposed destabilisation hatched by Kigali, and the rebels' expansionist ambitions in Uvira, the Burundian president is hesitating over what move to make next.

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