Burundi warns DRC fighting can spark regional war

A displaced woman looks on while sitting at the area where an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp once stood before it was destroyed, in Goma on February 1, 2025. [AFP]

Burundi's president has warned the escalating conflict in eastern DR Congo could spark a regional war.

The Rwanda-backed M23 group has wrested control of Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and is pushing southwards.