Burundi’s peace talks in disarray after boycott

The Minister of Defence, Dr Crispus Kiyonga, has announced that dialogue on the Burundi peace pact will resume on December 28.

Negotiations to end violence in Burundi kicked off yesterday at Entebbe State House with four former Burundian presidents attending the talks mediated by President Museveni.

Bujumbura. Activists in Burundi behind weeks of protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s controversial bid to seek a third term said yesterday they were suspending talks with the government after the murder of an opposition figure.

The Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations in New York and also the Chair of the Burundi Configuration of the UN Peace building Commission, Amb. Paul R. Seger this afternoon met and held talks with the Secretary General of the East African community, Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera on Burundi peace, security, stabilization, and development process at the EAC headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
Amb. Seger’s briefing comes at a time when the UN, at the request of the...

A group of 17 political parties in Burundi agrees to boycott next month's elections, saying they will not be free and fair.

>Burundians voted yesterday in controversial elections that were condemned internationally amid an opposition boycott and grenade attacks, with the election commission claiming an “enormous” turnout despite many stations being quiet.

Bujumbura, Friday. Burundi’s opposition parties announced Friday they will boycott upcoming elections, saying it was not possible to hold a fair vote following weeks of violence over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid to cling to power.

Talks between South Sudan's government and rebels are due to start later on Tuesday in attempt to agree to a ceasefire, mediators say.

Fresh talks to resolve South Sudan's crisis open more than two weeks after a ceasefire and despite a refusal to release detainees, a key rebel demand.