Nairobi – Burundian rebels named a fugitive ex-general who fled after leading a failed coup bid last May as their leader on Thursday, hours before UN Security Council ambassadors were expected in Bujumbura. Ex-general Godefroid Niyombare, a former intelligence chief, is the leader of the Forebu rebels, said spokesperson Edward …

New York – UN Security Council ambassadors headed to Burundi on Wednesday to push the government to open up serious talks with the opposition and agree to an African Union force that could prevent a slide to all-out war. It is the second time in less than a year that …

Addis Ababa – The African Union on Thursday expressed “fervent hope” that UN Security Council ambassadors will persuade Burundi to begin serious talks and agree to the deployment of peacekeepers to prevent further violence. AU Commission chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said in a statement that there was an “urgent and imperative …