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AfricaFocus Bulletin
Country-focused Bulletins
February 16, 2016 Africa: Ghosts at the African Union Summit
"Our organisation acts as it has for the past 20 or 30 years: we
meet often, we talk too much, we always write a lot, but we don't do
enough, and sometimes nothing at all." - new African Union chair
President Idriss Déby of Chad
July 14, 2015 Burundi: Diplomacy Falling Short
As Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni travels to Burundi for yet
another attempt to mediate in the crisis caused by the determination
of President Pierre Nkurunziza to seek a third term in the elections
now scheduled for July 21, it is clear that international diplomatic
efforts are still failing to reverse increasing repression and
escalation of violence. Despite multiple mediators and international
declarations of concern, most recently calling for disarmament of
the pro-government militias and commitment to a government of
national unity, the incumbent president has good reason to conclude
that he can continue to resist the pleas of his international
critics as well as to repress internal opposition.
April 27, 2015 Burundi: On the Brink?
"The prospect of a third term for President Nkurunziza calls into
question the preservation of peace in Burundi. The president is
risking it all by trying to force his name on the ballot, against
the Catholic Church, civil society, a fraction of his own party and
most external partners. The opposition's survival is at stake and
the security forces are unsure how to react in case of violent
crisis. The situation is much more serious than the failed 2010
elections: what lies behind this new electoral cycle is the
upholding of the Arusha agreement as the foundation of Burundi's
regime." - International Crisis Group
February 17, 2014 Burundi: Rising Threats to Democracy, Peace
Recent Bulletins on Continent-Wide Issues
January 23, 2023 Update from Editor on Future Plans
November 15, 2022 Africa/Global: "Daughter of Africa" Steps Up to Lead on Global Crises
October 25, 2022 Africa/Global: Remembering Valeriano Ferrão and Charles Sherrod
October 10, 2022 AfricaFocus 3.0: Not ´A Nation of Immigrants´
July 20, 2022 Africa/Global: Oligarchs of All Nations
June 9, 2022 Africa/Global: Ukraine, Africa, and Our Planet
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Africa Policy E-Journal (1995-2003)
2003-03-02 Burundi: Peace Process Threatened
2001-07-26 Burundi: Peace Steps
1999-10-20 Burundi: Kamenge Reconciliation Project
1998-06-19 Burundi: Crisis Group Report
1998-06-19 Burundi: Peace Talks
1998-03-11 Burundi: Arms Embargo Letter
1998-01-16 Burundi: Recent Documents
1997-09-19 Burundi: Regional Summit
1997-01-19 Burundi: Recent Documents
1996-10-09 Burundi: Recent Documents
1996-09-07 Burundi: NGO Letter to Clinton
1996-08-01 Burundi: USCR Statement/VOA Report
1996-07-05 Burundi: Recent Documents
1996-05-15 Burundi: Recent Documents
1996-04-04 Rwanda/Burundi: Recent Documents, 2
1996-04-04 Rwanda/Burundi: Recent Documents, 1
1996-01-05 Burundi: Recent UN Statements
1995-08-04 Rwanda/Burundi: InterAction Statement
1995-04-04 Burundi: Crisis Demands World Involvement
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