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Defence minister visits Tanzania

    NAIROBI

    Burundian Defence Minister Colonel Cyrille Ndayikengurikiye on Wednesday led a delegation of senior military officers to Tanzania for an official visit, according to the private Netpress new agency. The security situation on the common border between the two countries where the Burundi army is fighting rebel groups is expected to top the agenda of the meeting. The Tanzanian minister of defence visited Bujumbura early this year to discuss the security situation on the common border. Burundi has accused the Tanzanian authorities of training and arming rebels fighting to overthrow President Pierre Buyoya, which Tanzania has strongly denied.

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