Senior US diplomat in Dar for Burundi talks

>The European Union (EU) and East African Community (EAC) talks on the Economic Partnership Agreement (Epa) are on course and soon the two sides will reach consensus, the EU head of delegation in the country, Ambassador Filberto Sebregondi, has said.

A Burundi army general says senior officers are "dismissing" President Pierre Nkurunziza, amid unrest over his bid to be re-elected for a third term.Maj Gen Godefroid Niyombareh announced that a national salvation committee had been set up to run the country.However, it is not clear how much support he and the other officers have.President Nkurunziza is currently in Tanzania meeting other East African leaders to discuss the crisis. His aide dismissed the coup claims as "a joke".

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Burundi’s government ruled out yesterday talks with key opposition groups, rejecting calls by the influential Catholic Church for all sides to negotiate to ensure no return to civil war.

The Zambian Embassy has said it is not aware of the whereabouts of its former deputy high commissioner to London Ms Eva Fundafunda who is reportedly seeking asylum in Dar es Salaam.

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Burundi – Zanzibar       14:00 EAT

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Ethiopia – Rwanda       16:00 EAT

       

The Burundi dialogue was set to resume last Monday following calls by the international community to tame the escalating violence that has seen more than 300 killed since April.

Kigali, Tuesday. The UN-led Burundi peace talks were thrown into further disarray Tuesday when the ruling CNDD-FDD party and the opposition UPRONA announced their withdrawal.

Uganda’s defence minister is in Burundi in the latest bid to kickstart peace talks between rival factions in the impoverished central African country, presidential officials said Thursday.