Burundi

Burundi

Population: 7.8 million
GNI: $794 million
Debt: $1.2 million
Overview: To defuse the political stalemate, President Pierre Nkurunziza will make more concessions to satisfy critics within his party, the opposition and Agathon Rwasa's Forces Nationales de Libération.

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  • Vol 49 No 10
  • 09/05/2008

Peace deal in shreds

The rebel attacks on Bujumbura last month threaten to unravel the regime and the tottering economy

  • Vol 48 No 16
  • 03/08/2007

Going wrong again

The rebel Forces Nationales de Libération (FNL) were supposed to negotiate a cease-fire with the government. On 21 July their chief, Jean-Berchmans Ndayishimiye, walked out, followed by his 27 colleagues – some carrying rifles stolen from South African pe...

  • Vol 47 No 18
  • 08/09/2006

Dubious coup

Opposition leaders are rounded up after claims of a plot to kill the President

  • Vol 47 No 12
  • 09/06/2006

Tough talking

Mortar fire in the capital is the rebels' latest negotiating ploy but they've started talking too

  • Vol 46 No 13
  • 24/06/2005

Under new management

The local government elections bring change and hope for a calmer future

  • Vol 46 No 4
  • 18/02/2005

How can they vote?

At last, Burundi's constitutional referendum is set for 28 February, or so says Paul Ngarambe, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). The big political obstacle faded when South African Vice-President Jacob Zuma, the main pe...

  • Vol 45 No 20
  • 08/10/2004

The timetable slips

Politicians scramble for power as the transition's end draws near

  • Vol 45 No 3
  • 04/02/2004

Going Dutch

Peace hopes are rising again after the 19-20 January talks at the Hague between President Domitien Ndayizéyé and Agathon Rwasa, leader of the only militia still fighting, the Parti pour la Libération du Peuple Hutu-Forces Nationales p...

  • Vol 45 No 2
  • 23/01/2004

Cart before horse

An offer of aid may tempt the last rebel movement in from the cold

  • Vol 44 No 25
  • 19/12/2003

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...

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