Jordan Bita preferred to risk his life swimming across a roaring river than stay at home and be conscripted by rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Burundi's army has captured scores of gunmen and killed others in two days of clashes in ...

and who had himself been present at the rally – said grenades were used in the explosions and were the same type used by Burundi’s army in the DRC. His claims could not be verified.

The M23's southward march has threatened the small, landlocked country of Burundi in particular, with senior army and ...