Risky dealings

Military reform and a new national army are key to the South African-led peace efforts (AC Vol 44 No 16). They remain on a knife-edge. Since the 16 November ceasefire, brokered by SA Deputy President Jacob Zuma and signed in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, there have been fewer clashes between the main combatants, though the Parti pour la Libération du Peuple Hutu-Forces Nationales de la Libération (Palipehutu-FNL), which refuses to sign a ceasefire, has launched spectacular attacks on government installations.

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South African, Jacob Zuma, Tanzania, Pierre Nkurunziza, Simon Nyandwi, Fulgence Dwima-Bakana, Domitien Ndayizeyé, Agathon Rwasa, Tanzanian, Léonard Nyangoma, Parti pour la Libération du Peuple Hutu-Forces Nationales de la Libération, Forces Armées Burundaises, Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie-Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie, Front pour la Démocratie au Burundi, gendarmerie

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