Multiple explosions ripped through Burundi's economic capital, Bujumbura, after an electrical fire broke out at a military arsenal on Tuesday, sowing panic across the city.

A key border post between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi reopened Monday after more than two months of closure triggered by an offensive by the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23. The Kavimvira crossing, a vital trade route linking Uvira and Bujumbura, resumed operations on Monday as Congolese authorities reasserted control over the area.

Several explosions were reported in Bujumbura, Burundi, following a fire at a military arsenal, which an army spokesperson attributed to a 'grave electrical accident'.

Italian prosecutors have announced the arrest of a 50-year-old Burundian man in connection with the 2014 murders of three Italian missionary nuns in Bujumbura, Burundi.