EAC summit ‘ignores’ Burundi crisis

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Uganda: Tanzania to host EAC emergency summit on Burundi crisis
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The Tanzanian President and chairperson of the East African Community heads of state, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete has convened an emergency summit on the situation in Burundi to take place on Sunday, 31 May 2015 in Dar es Salaam, APA learns here Friday.
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EAC Emergency Summit On Burundi Set for 1st June in Dar es...

Dar es Salaam. President Jakaya Kikwete will convene the second meeting of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State next Sunday to discuss the ongoing Burundi political crisis fueled by Prrsident Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid to seek for re-election.

Theme: One People, One Destiny
THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY HEADS OF STATE, THEIR EXCELLENCIES PRESIDENT JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, PRESIDENT YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA, PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA, HON. ALAIN NYAMITWE, MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION REPRESENTING THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI, HON. VALENTINE RUGWABIZA, MINISTER FOR EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY, REPRESENTING THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA, HELD AN...

An ominous cloud has hung over Burundi ever since Mr Pierre Nkurunziza was sworn in as president for a controversial third term in August. The re-election campaign was bloody and the man even survived a coup attempt.

Escalating violence in Burundi has put the East African Community (EAC) at a loss on what to do to defuse the crisis.

The East African Community (EAC) has been challenged to act accordingly in resolving the political crisis in Burundi and end the killings.

The Chairperson of the Summit of the EAC Heads of State and President of the Republic of Kenya H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta addresses EAC Staff as Amb Sezibera and Chair of the Council hon. Phyllis Kandie looks on
----------------------------------------------  The Chairperson of the Summit of the EAC Heads of State and President of the Republic of Kenya H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, last evening engaged the staff of the Organs of the Community namely; the EAC Secretariat, the East African Legislative...

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