Rwanda to send Burundi refugees to other countries after U.S. warning


  • World
  • Friday, 12 Feb 2016

KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwanda will send Burundian refugees to other countries, the foreign minister said on Friday, after the United States said that they were being recruited from camps to fight on behalf of the Burundian opposition.

Louise Mushikiwabo said in a statement that Rwanda would immediately begin working with partners in the international community to relocate refugees from aid-dependent Burundi.

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