AU Sends High-Level Delegation to Burundi
The delegation will meet with Burundian authorities and other stakeholders, including political parties, civil society organisations and religious leaders. In another diplomatic development, regional leaders of the East African Community will meet in Dar es Salaam to discuss the crisis in Burundi.
Opposition protesters.
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Rwanda:
Nkurunziza Must Respect Arusha Deal - U.S. Envoy
New Times, 10 May 2015
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza must respect the Arusha agreement and help bring to an end the ongoing political standoff in Rwanda's neighbour to the South, Erica J.… Read more »
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Burundi:
U.S. Diplomat Lashes Nkurunziza
State Department, 8 May 2015
Remarks by Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at a Stakeout following Security Council Consultations on Burundi, May 8, 2015: Read more »
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Burundi:
The Region Can Help Save Burundi
New Times, 10 May 2015
This week, the World Bank office in Rwanda posted an interesting tweet on the eve of a visit by their Managing Director who also happens to be the Chief Operating Officer. Read more »
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Cameroon:
Burundi - Eight Candidates Aspire for Presidency
Cameroon Tribune, 12 May 2015
One of the candidates is incumbent President Pierre Nkurunziza who is running for controversial third term. Read more »
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Burundi:
Regional Grouping Urges Dialogue in Burundi
ICGLR, 7 May 2015
The Chairman of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) His Excellency Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, President of the Republic of Angola sent a special message to… Read more »
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Central Africa:
Will the World Remain Silent With Rwanda and Uganda in DR Congo Again?
Fahamu, 6 May 2015
While international attention is focused on the constitutional crisis in Burundi, Rwandan and Ugandan soldiers have again violated the territorial integrity of DR Congo by sending… Read more »
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Burundi:
Power Struggle in Bujumbura
Al Jazeera, 11 May 2015
Sylvana Ntibariyumwe lives in the Musaga neighbourhood southeast of the capital where protesters have intensified efforts to stop President Pierre Nkurunziza from running for a… Read more »
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East Africa:
Regional Military Chiefs Meet on Burundi Crisis
ICGLR, 11 May 2015
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Chiefs of Defense Staff and Chiefs of Intelligence and Security Services are meeting today in Luanda, Angola… Read more »
InFocus
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The organization has issued a warning, saying that the political climate in the country is not conducive to elections scheduled for June. Read more »
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As the United Nations refugee agency said more than 50,000 people have fled Burundi, African Union chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said she did not see how elections could be held. ... Read more »
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As Burundi refugees stream into Tanzania, President Jakaya Kikwete - who also chairs the East African Community - has dispatched the region's foreign ministers to Bujumbura on a ... Read more »
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The judgement follows days of deadly protests in the capital Bujumbura and after the constitutional court's vice-president fled the country. It also came after one of the judges ... Read more »