Burundi army defections show dangerous ethnic divisions
Published on: Wednesday 30 December 2015
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — As conflict in Burundi escalates along the same ethnic lines that fueled genocide in neighboring Rwanda, Burundi’s president on Wednesday warned the world to stay out, threatening to attack any peacekeepers dispatched by regional countries. In a public address, President Pierre Nkurunziza said a proposed African Union peacekeeping force would violate […]
News source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2015/12/30/burundi-army-defections-show-dangerous-ethnic-divisions/