Representatives of Burundi’s government and opposition began a mediated effort on Monday to end the country’s political violence. Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, whose decision to run for election to a third term triggered the bloodshed, was invited but wasn’t present at the opening ceremony. Proper negotiations will start in January.
Burundi’s fighting sides are to meet on December 28 in Uganda to discuss the country’s deadly political unrest, Uganda’s defense minister said Saturday.
Burundi may have slipped off the world’s attention, but the crisis that erupted in May when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced that he would seek a third term is far from being resolved.