Burundi rejects AU troops, brands them invasion force

Burundi’s government said Sunday it would not agree to the deployment of African Union (AU) peacekeepers, warning that they would be seen as “an invasion force”.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Jun

700 Ugandan troops to join regional force

Uganda is to deploy 736 troops, an equivalent of a battalion, to the East African intervention force for rapid response to regional conflicts, according to State House on Friday.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Burundi leader rejects poll delay

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza rejects pressure from the European Union (EU) and US to delay controversial elections set for June.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

20 Dec

AU to send 5,000 troops to Burundi

The African Union will send a 5,000 strong force to stop violence in troubled Burundi, giving Bujumbura a four-day deadline to agree but warning it would send troops anyway.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Dec

Regional leaders want Burundi to accept AU troops

Burundi faces mounting regional pressure to accept African Union peacekeepers it calls an “invasion force”, diplomats said Wednesday, with the issue a key point of talks due in Uganda next week.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Burundi troops 'clash' over coup bid

Heavy fighting breaks out between rival groups of soldiers in Burundi's capital amid confusion about the attempted overthrow of the president.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Dec

Dar opposes AU force in Burundi

Tanzania embarks on shuttle diplomacy today to re-start stalled Burundi peace talks in an effort to avoid deployment of an African Union (AU) force to the East African country torn by civil strife.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Dec

AU agrees to send troops to stop violence in Burundi

The African Union has agreed to send troops to stop violence in Burundi, a senior official said Friday, after talks in which the 54-member bloc warned it would not allow “another genocide”.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Dec

Burundi scoffs at rebels as new force ‘won’t last’

Burundi said Thursday it would swiftly crush rebels after they announced they had joined forces to oust President Pierre Nkurunziza following months of bloodshed in the troubled central African country.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Dec

Rwanda says won’t join African Union force for Burundi

Rwanda will not contribute troops to a peacekeeping mission in neighbouring Burundi, President Paul Kagame said, as he rejected claims his country was arming refugees as rebels.

 

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