African Union: No Peacekeepers to Burundi

At the African Union’s 26th Summit in Addis Ababa over the weekend, Burundi was a primary focus of the group’s agenda. During his opening remarks, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon urged action.   “In Burundi, I welcome your proposal to deploy human rights observers and to establish a protection and prevention mission,” said the secretary-general. “This crisis requires the most serious and urgent commitment from all of us,” Ban said.   But the African Union’s commissioner for...

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