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UN Backs Burundi Force As Africa Leaders Debate Troops
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned African leaders today of the need for action in troubled Burundi at a summit hoping to end armed crises across the continent.
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Burundi Defiant As Africa Leaders Debate Peacekeeping Force
African Union efforts to approve a peacekeeping force for troubled Burundi faced tough challenges as leaders met ahead of an unprecedented vote on the potential deployment of 5,000 troops.
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UN Council Presses Burundi's President To End Violence
UN Security Council ambassadors met Burundi's leaders on Friday to push peace efforts amid renewed violence in the capital of the troubled central African nation.
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Rwanda's Paul Kagame Accuses Burundi Leaders of 'Massacres'
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has accused Burundi's leaders of carrying out "massacres" on their people in his most critical speech yet of the crisis in the troubled neighbouring state.
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Burundi Opposition Leader Calls for Unity Government to Avert Conflict
Burundi's leading opposition politician called on President Pierre Nkurunziza to hold talks with rivals and form a national unity government after a disputed election, saying it could help avert a new conflict in the poor African nation.
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US Suspends Burundi Electoral Assistance
The United States said Friday it was suspending assistance for Burundi's elections because of the leader of the African nation's "continued efforts to violate" a peace accord.
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Burundi to Take Centre Stage as African Leaders Meet
Leaders meet in Johannesburg today for an African Union summit which will be dominated by the political unrest in Burundi and the migration crisis in the continent.
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Burundian President's Term Limit Unlikely on Agenda at East African Summit: Experts
East African leaders will meet in Tanzania tomorrow for a summit on the political crisis in Burundi, though experts said the other nations were unlikely to raise the key issue of presidential term limits.
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Burundi's President Urges End to Protest, Coup Leader at Large
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza's spokesman said he had returned to the capital on Friday after a failed coup but that the general behind it had not been arrested as he had reported earlier, adding to confusion after three days of turmoil.
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Burundi Coup Ends in Failure
An attempt to overthrow Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza ended in failure today as coup leaders admitted defeat and were arrested or forced to go on the run from loyalist troops.
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Togolese Leader Set to Extend Rule in Presidential Election
Togo voted on Saturday in an election expected to give President Faure Gnassingbe a third term in office that could extend his family's grip on power to more than half a century.
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UN Backs Burundi Force As Africa Leaders Debate Troops
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned African leaders today of the need for action in troubled Burundi at a summit hoping to end armed crises across the continent.
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Burundi Defiant As Africa Leaders Debate Peacekeeping Force
African Union efforts to approve a peacekeeping force for troubled Burundi faced tough challenges as leaders met ahead of an unprecedented vote on the potential deployment of 5,000 troops.
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UN Council Presses Burundi's President To End Violence
UN Security Council ambassadors met Burundi's leaders on Friday to push peace efforts amid renewed violence in the capital of the troubled central African nation.
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Rwanda's Paul Kagame Accuses Burundi Leaders of 'Massacres'
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has accused Burundi's leaders of carrying out "massacres" on their people in his most critical speech yet of the crisis in the troubled neighbouring state.
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Burundi Opposition Leader Calls for Unity Government to Avert Conflict
Burundi's leading opposition politician called on President Pierre Nkurunziza to hold talks with rivals and form a national unity government after a disputed election, saying it could help avert a new conflict in the poor African nation.
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US Suspends Burundi Electoral Assistance
The United States said Friday it was suspending assistance for Burundi's elections because of the leader of the African nation's "continued efforts to violate" a peace accord.
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Burundi to Take Centre Stage as African Leaders Meet
Leaders meet in Johannesburg today for an African Union summit which will be dominated by the political unrest in Burundi and the migration crisis in the continent.
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Burundian President's Term Limit Unlikely on Agenda at East African Summit: Experts
East African leaders will meet in Tanzania tomorrow for a summit on the political crisis in Burundi, though experts said the other nations were unlikely to raise the key issue of presidential term limits.
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Burundi's President Urges End to Protest, Coup Leader at Large
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza's spokesman said he had returned to the capital on Friday after a failed coup but that the general behind it had not been arrested as he had reported earlier, adding to confusion after three days of turmoil.
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Burundi Coup Ends in Failure
An attempt to overthrow Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza ended in failure today as coup leaders admitted defeat and were arrested or forced to go on the run from loyalist troops.
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Togolese Leader Set to Extend Rule in Presidential Election
Togo voted on Saturday in an election expected to give President Faure Gnassingbe a third term in office that could extend his family's grip on power to more than half a century.
