Rwanda: Twitter Mocks Burundi Allegations On Rwanda With #goatthiefspy

A strange development for the past days in which the Burundi government claimed it had arrested a Rwandan spy has captivated social media as users alternately debated its motives and ridiculed them.

It began late last week when Burundian security officials paraded a man who identified himself as Cyprien Rucyahintare, from the Rwanda Defense Forces (RDF). He narrated to local and international media that he had been sent to set in motion a destabilisation campaign for the government in Rwanda.

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