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The return of financial inflows from foreign investment or aid support will go a long way towards jump-starting economic recovery

RIYADH: Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan made a phone call to Burundian counterpart Albert Shingiro, the Kingdom’s foreign ministry said on Saturday. During the call, they reviewed bilateral relations and ways to enhance them in several fields, in addition to discussing the most prominent regional and international developments of common

The EU on Tuesday said it would restart giving financial aid to Burundi following a similar step last year by the US, drawing an angry response from government critics.

Since Burundi accused Rwanda of backing a coup attempt against it in 2015, relations between the two countries have been rocky. Most of the Burundian military and political actors suspected of plotting the coup were granted refugee status in Rwanda, which soured relations. But they’re talking, and their relationship has warmed, to a degree. Officials from both countries have met at the level of military intelligence, provincial governors, foreign affairs ministers and senate presidents. Rwanda’s Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente even participated in Burundi’s 59th Independ...

As insecurity in the Great Lakes deepens, the commitment of both countries’ leaders to normalise relations is a positive step.