00:00A key border crossing between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi reopened more than two months after it was
00:07shut down amid an offensive by M23 rebels.
00:11The Kavimvira post located on Lake Tanganyika along the main road connecting Burundi's economic capital Bujumbura to Congo's city of
00:20Uvira is vital for regional trade and movement.
00:24Authorities on both sides confirmed the reopening at 8 a.m. on Monday.
00:28Analysts say the offensive aimed to cut Burundi's military support for Congolese forces.
00:35Tens of thousands of Congolese fled into Burundi at the time.
00:39The M23 withdrew from Uvira in January citing a demand for the United States which has been mediating between Congo
00:47and Rwanda.
00:48With Congo's army now back in control of Uvira, authorities felt confident enough to reopen the frontier.
00:55However, other border posts in areas where M23 remains deployed are still closed.
01:03We will be joined by the M23.
01:03The M23 released a new EU communist region of Sts.
01:04and joined the M23 in France.
01:04The M23 released a new compound in VAR in time.
01:04The M23 is a new year, pentru a N23.
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