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The Great Lakes hold-up: The FDLR’s capture of Kinshasa and Bujumbura and the regional threat it poses| The New Times  The New Times

China is employing film diplomacy to project a better image across Africa, as demonstrated by a recent Chinese Film Week in Bujumbura that blended Chinese and Burundian cultural elements.

A munitions depot fire in Burundi has resulted in dozens of deaths and hundreds, possibly thousands, of injuries, according to a senior army officer in Bujumbura.

A key border post between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi reopened Monday after more than two months of closure triggered by an offensive by the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23. The Kavimvira crossing, a vital trade route linking Uvira and Bujumbura, resumed operations on Monday as Congolese authorities reasserted control over the area.

Reports indicate that the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) have captured key areas near Kinshasa and Bujumbura, raising alarms over regional security and cross-border conflicts.

Thirteen people were killed and 57 injured in an explosion at an ammunition depot at a military base in Bujumbura, Burundi, attributed to a short circuit.

Several explosions were reported in Bujumbura, Burundi, following a fire at a military arsenal, which an army spokesperson attributed to a 'grave electrical accident'.

A new analysis highlights how the FDLR rebel group's seizure of key urban centers like Kinshasa and Bujumbura is destabilizing the Great Lakes region and prompting urgent regional security concerns.

Italian prosecutors have announced the arrest of a 50-year-old Burundian man in connection with the 2014 murders of three Italian missionary nuns in Bujumbura, Burundi.