East Africa: Burundi Peace Talks 'Marred By Hurdles'

Arusha/Kigali — Reconciliation talks between the warring parties in Burundi ended here yesterday with the facilitator, Retired President Benjamin Mkapa, admitting there were still some hurdles in the process.

"There are disagreements on the modalities for implementation on key issues on the roadmap to peace," he said in a statement issued to journalists as the third round of the Inter-Burundian Dialogue session ended without much progress following the reported boycott of government representatives.

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