Force de Défense Nationale du Burundi. Several thousand troops deployed in South Kivu under a bilateral deal with Kinshasa; fights M23/FRN, Twirwaneho and Burundian rebels (RED-Tabara, FNL). Took heavy losses in the Hauts Plateaux in 2026 (one analysis estimates 100–150 killed in a single June battle; Bujumbura publishes no tolls).
Origin: Burundi
Recent (to 3 Nov 2026)
- Late Oct 2026: a 44-second video circulating online, filed as ‘alleged Burundian soldiers killed by the FRN near Uvira’, shows a dozen or more bodies in mixed camouflage and civilian clothes on a grassy highland ridge, plus collected weapons. Uniforms are not identifiable as FDNB and the place is not geolocated; not confirmed by Bujumbura or independent media.
Relationships
- Allied with: FARDC
- Fights: M23
- Fights: FRN
- Fights: RED-Tabara
- Fights: FNL (Nzabampema)
- Coordinates with: Wazalendo
- Deployed in: South Kivu
Referenced by
- FARDC (Allied with)
- FNL (Nzabampema) (Fights)
- FRN (Fights)
- M23 (Fights)
- Mai-Mai Biloze Bishambuke (Cooperates with)
- RED-Tabara (Fights)
- Twirwaneho (Fights)
- Uvira offensive and withdrawal (Dec 2025 – Jan 2026) (Defender)