The rebel attacks on Bujumbura last month threaten to unravel the regime and the tottering economy
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...
Opposition leaders are rounded up after claims of a plot to kill the President
Mortar fire in the capital is the rebels' latest negotiating ploy but they've started talking too
The local government elections bring change and hope for a
calmer future
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...
Politicians scramble for power as the transition's end draws near
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...
An offer of aid may tempt the last rebel movement in from the cold
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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