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Burundi: Nkurunziza Urged to Accept African Union Peacekeepers
Al Jazeera, 25 December 2015
Burundi's government has been urged by the the African Union to allow peacekeepers into the country as the move was not part of any "other agenda". Read more »
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Burundi: New Rebel Group Vows to Overthrow President
DW, 25 December 2015
A former senior officer in Burundi's army said that he and other army officers have formed a rebel movement known as the Republican Forces of Burundi to remove President Nkurunziza… Read more »
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Burundi: Burundi Should Allow in Investigators, Says UN Adviser On Preventing Genocide
UN News, 23 December 2015
The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, has called on the Government of Burundi to allow an independent team to investigate "seriously"… Read more »
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Burundi: Are International Actors Steering the Right Course?
African Arguments, 23 December 2015
The African Union and UN appear to have found a new sense of urgency, but Burundi's current crisis will only be resolved if it is seen as part of a longer legacy. Read more »
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Burundi: Uhuru Sends Envoy to Burundi, Calls for Cessation of Violence
Capital FM, 22 December 2015
President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a special envoy to Burundi to meet all stakeholders and appeal for calm. Read more »
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Africa: Will AU's Plan End Burundi Crisis?
Citizen, 23 December 2015
Plans by the African Union (AU) to deploy 5,000 peacekeepers to protect civilians in Burundi have been broadly welcomed, but will they help to end months of deadly political unrest… Read more »
African Union Presses Burundi on Peacekeepers
The chairperson of the AU Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has told i President Pierre Nkurunziza that "the AU has no other agenda than to assist the government and people of Burundi at their hour of need, consistent with its commitment to promote African solutions to African problems".
InFocus
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"We will not allow foreign troops in Burundi. We don't need them," said a government spokesman after the African Union's Peace and Security Council agreed to deploy an African ... Read more »
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The African Union's Peace and Security Council has proposed sending peacekeepers to Burundi, which UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warns is on "the brink of a civil war that risks ... Read more »
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Faced with the situation that may likely be leading to civil war, the UN Security Council has voted in favour of setting up of special political mission to monitor the country. Read more »
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Gunmen have launched an attack on military sites in the capital Bujumbura, killing several people. Read more »
