The major cause of the conflict in Burundi "rotates around the lack of democracy and equitable participation by all in matters of state including political, economic and social development," and has nothing to do with the presence of Burundian refugees in Tanzania.
This was part of Tanzania's rejoinder to recent allegations by President Paul Buyoya that Tanzania was fuelling the civil conflict in that country by allowing rebels of the Forces for the Defence of Democracy (FDD) "to use their territory to launch attacks on Burundi." The claims were published last week in this newspaper, following an exclusive interview with the Burundi leader in Bujumbura.
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