Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza’s announcement in April that he would seek a third term in office – despite the constitutional two-term limit – led to violent protests.
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Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza warned African Union peacekeepers to stay out of the country or else he would view it as an attack and would respond in kind.
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Rival Burundi factions met in Uganda on Monday, resuming long-stalled negotiations aimed at ending months of violence that has raised fears of a return to civil war.
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On December 18, the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (AU PSC) agreed to deploy up to 5,000 peacekeepers in frames of an African Prevention and Protection Mission (MAPROBU) in Burundi for an initial six-month period to stop the ongoing hostilities.
The talks on Burundi, attended by government and opposition representatives, civil society groups and United Nations officials, were held at the presidential residence in Entebbe, just outside the Ugandan capital Kampala.
However, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni disagreed, telling the government: “This is something you should discuss carefully; these may be criminals but, for the sake of peace, let’s give them immunity”.
More than 220,000 have fled since the crisis erupted in April, triggered by President Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term. “We have no extra capacity to pass around to people who don’t even want it”, Kagame said.
“All those whose action could jeopardize the inter-Burundian dialogue, including attacks by armed groups against governmental facilities and other targets, as well as refusal to respond to the invitation of the mediator, shall be subjected to sanctions”, AU Commission chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said in a statement seen Wednesday.
Human right activists, religious leaders and members of the opposition regarded as “terrorists” by Burundi’s government were present at the talks.
“Everyone has to respect Burundi borders”, Nkurunziza said in comments broadcast on state radio.
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Alex Gitta, a DW correspondent in Uganda, said both sides sounded pessimistic about the success of the dialogue and were setting conditions before agreeing to negotiate.
