Thursday, May 7, 2015

Burundi crisis talks in bid to end political violence - Yahoo News

Burundi crisis talks in bid to end political violence - Yahoo News: "UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres said he was "extremely worried" as tens of thousands fled the small central African nation.

President Pierre Nkurunziza, a former rebel leader from the Hutu majority who has been in power since 2005, has come under intense international pressure to withdraw from the June 26 presidential poll.

"This is a last chance meeting, they have to come up with concrete solutions so that elections can be held in acceptable conditions," a diplomat said of the talks, warning international funding for polls could be cut if a deal was not struck.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he was "deeply concerned" about Nkurunziza's decision to stand again, which he said "flies directly in the face of the constitution"."



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