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Violence Increases as Burundi Talks Delayed

There was hope the appointment of a new regional mediator for Burundi, former Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa, would jumpstart the peace process; but, talks that were scheduled to start Monday in Arusha have been delayed until later this month. Meantime, arrests, grenade attacks and assassinations continue, and dialogue grows more complicated by the day. Political mediation for Burundi, scheduled to start Monday, has been postponed. Officials cited the need to consult more with the...

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