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Authorities arrest Alain Guillaume Bunyoni seven months after his sacking in a high-level political purge.
Sunday’s incident comes a day after leaders of the East African Community held a summit on the DRC crisis, in Burundi.
President Ndayishimiye gave no reasons for the replacement but had warned of a coup against his government last week.
There are more than 120 armed groups active in the DRC, driving longstanding conflict in the country.
Burundi has been sending troops and civilians into DRC to fight Burundian opposition armed groups in secret mission.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has declared the situation in DR Congo to be the world’s most neglected refugee crisis.
The current diplomatic spat seems to have been triggered by fighting between M23 and state forces in eastern DRC.
In DR Congo, the most-neglected country on list for 2nd year running, a third of the population went hungry last year.
The rights group says authorities have responded to attacks nationwide with a heavy-handed approach.
The African Union and the Burundian army commented on the attack, breaking from tradition.