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East Africa

Burundi opposition wants U.N. to send peacekeepers quickly

A protestor (R) jeers at policemen during Presidential election day in Bujumbura's Niyakabiga district, Burundi, July 21, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
A protestor (R) jeers at policemen during Presidential election day in Bujumbura's Niyakabiga district, Burundi, July 21, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
13/11/2015

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A prominent opposition politician in Burundi called on United Nations on Friday to send a peacekeeping force quickly to help deal with a surge in violence, after the Security Council said it was looking at ways to boost its presence there.

UN, AU, EU raise alarm on Burundi crisis spreading

A woman passes by policemen during a protest against Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and his bid for a third term in Bujumbura, Burundi, June 2, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
A woman passes by policemen during a protest against Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and his bid for a third term in Bujumbura, Burundi, June 2, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
By Alastair Macdonald
12/11/2015

VALLETTA (Reuters) - The United Nations, African Union and European Union warned on Thursday that political division in Burundi threatened to create a deep and violent regional crisis and called on both sides to meet for mediated talks.

Troops could be sent to Burundi if violence worsens: diplomats

A protestor (R) jeers at policemen during Presidential election day in Bujumbura's Niyakabiga district, Burundi, July 21, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
By Michelle Nichols
12/11/2015

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Key Western powers and the United Nations are discussing the possible deployment of international peacekeepers to Burundi if the violence in the African country spirals into a full-scale ethnic conflict, diplomats said on Wednesday.

U.N. says ill-prepared for Rwanda-style descent in Burundi

Protestors sing as they march through rock strewn streets in Bujumbura's Niyakabiga district on presidential election day in Burundi, July 21, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
Protestors sing as they march through rock strewn streets in Bujumbura's Niyakabiga district on presidential election day in Burundi, July 21, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
By Tom Miles
10/11/2015

GENEVA (Reuters) - Burundi's political violence threatens to spiral into an ethnic or regional conflict but the United Nations is less equipped to deal with it than it was in Rwanda before the genocide in 1994, a U.N. human rights official said on Tuesday.

U.N. warns Burundi violence could escalate to mass atrocities

Residents move past a burning barricade on a rock strewn street in Bujumbura's Niyakabiga district on Presidential election day in Burundi, July 21, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
Residents move past a burning barricade on a rock strewn street in Bujumbura's Niyakabiga district on Presidential election day in Burundi, July 21, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
By Michelle Nichols
10/11/2015

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Violence in Burundi is in danger of escalating to mass atrocity crimes, the United Nations warned on Monday, but the tiny African state said it was "not in flames" and would work to allay fears of an impending genocide.

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