Kenya: Why Ruto Isn’t Sitting Pretty as Burundi Accuses Rwanda of Plotting Attack While South Sudan Targets Uganda

President William Ruto faces mounting regional tensions as Burundi accuses Rwanda of plotting an attack and South Sudan alleges Uganda violated a UN arms embargo, testing his leadership of the East African Community (EAC).  

The twin crises threaten to destabilise the region, with the United Nations warning of a potential relapse into civil war in South Sudan and Burundi’s president claiming Rwanda is preparing an assault.  

South Sudan’s first Vice President Riek Machar, in a March 23…