Kuri uyu wa mbere U Rwanda rwafunguye umupaka wa Gatuna uruhuza na Uganda. Wari umaze imyaka itatu ufunze. Mu Burundi, Perezida Evariste Ndayishimiye arashinja abayobozi b'amasendika y'abarimu gushyigikira ibikorwa by'ubwicanyi n'iterabwoba bakoresheje amafaranga akatwa ku mishahara y'abarimu buri kwezi.