Burundi: Rebel leader’s return a boon for peace prospects
June 12, 2008 UN: IRIN
The return of Agathon Rwasa – leader of the opposition group FNL –to Bujumbura has precipitated talks of lasting peace in Burundi. Shortly after Rwasa’s return, both parties issued a communiqué denouncing the use of violence and promoting dialogue in order to achieve future peace and prosperity for Burundi. Despite the existence of armed FLN revolutionaries still active in the bush, “since Rwasa’s return, the guns have been silent.” If conditions remain as such, Burundi has the capacity to create sustained dialogue and encourage the thousands of refugees still abroad to return to their homeland. Read more here about Rwasa’s return.
Also, find out more about the groups’ communiqué calling for peaceful dialogue.
And check out this New York Times piece about Burundi’s peace prospects.
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