Ambasade y’Amerika mu Rwanda yasohoye itangazo riburira abaturage b’iki gihugu kugira amakenga kubera ifungwa ry’umupaka w’Uburundi n’u Rwanda ryaraye rikozwe n’ubutegetsi bw’Uburundi.
Iri tangazo ryanditswe ku mabwiriza ya Ambasaderi w’Amerika mu Rwanda Bwana Eric Kneedler riragira riti: “Umuburo ku Banyamerika kubera ifungwa ry’umupaka w’Uburundi n’u Rwanda.
Ambasade y’Amerika mu Rwanda yamenye ko umupaka w’u Rwanda n’Uburundi wafunzwe. Nta makuru dufite y’igihe iri fungwa rizamara. Niyo mpamvu tubagira inama yo gukurikiranira hafi itangazamakuru ryo mu Rwanda kugira ngo mumenye byinshi kuri iki kibazo n’ibishya bishobora guhinduka.”
Mu masaha y’igicamunsi cyo kuri uyu wa Kane taliki 11, Mutarama, 2024 nibwo Guverinoma y’Uburundi yatangaje ko ifunze imipaka yose yo ku butaka iki gihugu gisangiye n’u Rwanda.
Mu gitondo cyo kuri uyu wa Gatanu abanyamakuru bazindukiye ku mupaka wa Nemba( niwo ukoreshwa cyane ujya cyangwa uva mu Burundi) basanga nta muntu n’umwe wemerewe kwinjira mu Burundi avuye mu Rwanda niyo yaba ari umunyamahanga.
Amakamyo y’ibicuruzwa yasabwe gusubira inyuma akajya guca ku Rusumo muri Kirehe akinjira mu Burundi anyuze muri Tanzania.
Border Alert for U.S. Citizens: Rwanda/Burundi Border Closed
U.S. Embassy Kigali has learned that the border between Rwanda and Burundi is closed. We have no information regarding the length of the closure. Please monitor local media for further details and updates pic.twitter.com/uiLgIDirS0
— Ambassador Eric Kneedler (@USAmbRwanda) January 12, 2024