Burundi Could Lose Chance to Host Comesa Summit

Burundi's chance of hosting the next summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa hangs in the balance for failing to meet hosting requirements.

A source said only "an unlikely" or "overwhelming sympathy vote" during the Council of Ministers meeting on November 3-4 can turn the tables in Burundi's favour, but Comesa has already considered taking the summit to Lusaka, Zambia.

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