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Ugandan Polls Affecting Burundi Peace - U.S. Envoy

The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs say President Museveni's campaign for re-election has "very much distracted" him from his assigned role as mediator of the Burundi crisis.

East Africa: Museveni and EAC Could Be Blamed If War Engulfs Burundi - US Warns

East African, 10 December 2015

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni and the East African Community could share in the blame if full-scale war breaks out in Burundi, a senior US official said on Wednesday. Read more »

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Burning barricades in Bujumbura, as turmoil erupted in Burundi (File Photo).

Burundi: Envoys Call for Urgent Mediation to Prevent Civil War

CISA, 4 December 2015

Regional mediation to establish a peace process between the government and opposition is needed to prevent further bloodshed, a US envoy has said. Read more »
Burundi: Why is the World Just Watching as Burundi Slides Back Into Anarchy?

Monitor, 7 December 2015

In 2011, I went to do some work in Bujumbura, Burundi. The work involved visiting the departments of Judiciary and Prisons and the Police. Even coming from Uganda where corruption… Read more »
Burundi: Missed Opportunities for Peace in Burundi

DW, 8 December 2015

Burundi has been in the throes of a political crisis for months. Fear and violence are everywhere. Now the government is in talks with the EU in Brussels. But dialogue and… Read more »
Burundi: One Killed, Two Injured in Gun Attack On Church

ACNS, 9 December 2015

A young boy has been killed and two people injured after an armed gang attacked a church in the Burundian capital Bujumbura. No motive for the attack on St Mark's Church, Ngagara,… Read more »
Burundi: Hate Speech Leaves Burundi Prone to Atrocity

CAJ News, 7 December 2015

THERE is an international outcry following the deteriorating political situation in Burundi, the East African country that is teetering on the brink of a recurrence of mass… Read more »

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Alarms Over the Possibility of Civil War in Burundi

Though during the day people try to go about their everyday lives, observers fear the country is on the brink of a major genocidal conflict. Read more »
- Burundi: Is Burundi On Verge of Return to Ethnic Conflict?
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U.S. Sanctions 'Those Who Threaten Peace' in Burundi

The White House has imposed sanctions on top government security and opposition officials in Burundi over the unrest in the African nation. The Executive Order is inteneded to ... Read more »
- Burundi: U.S. Sanctions Imposed on Officials, Coup Plotters
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Ugandan Polls Affecting Burundi Peace - U.S. Envoy

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Alarms Over the Possibility of Civil War in Burundi

U.S. Sanctions 'Those Who Threaten Peace' in Burundi

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