00:00On Monday, the border with Burundi opened again after more than two months of being closed.
00:05It's a relief for local residents. Thousands of refugees can return home,
00:09and the local economy, which depends heavily on cross-border trade, can come back to life.
00:14We are really happy to see the border reopen, first and foremost for traders,
00:19as commercial traffic will resume as before, with goods entering and leaving the country.
00:25There is nothing in Burundi, not even assistance. We live in very poor conditions.
00:32Today, we are already at home, and we are very satisfied.
00:37While the M23 has withdrawn from Uvira, fighting between the rebels and the Congolese forces
00:42continues to rage across eastern Congo. Clashes are particularly intense in the highlands of
00:48the province of South Kivu, which is close to Uvira. The rebels claimed that they left the city
00:53as a gesture of good faith. But good faith is in short supply on all sides. Negotiations
00:58between the M23 and the Congolese government are at a complete standstill.
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