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Cautious Optimism Follows Meeting Between Burundi’s President and UN Secretary-General
Burundi’s embattled president announced that the government is open to talks with the opposition and willing to release hundreds of prisoners.
Burundi Says It Doesn't Need Peacekeepers — But the African Union Wants to Send 5,000 Troops
Burundi, which UN officials say is on the brink of civil war, said there is no need for a peacekeeping mission. But the AU has invoked a rule which allows it to deploy a force without a country's consent.
UN Rights Chief Says Burundi Is on the 'Cusp of a Civil War,' Calls for Intervention
Stressing the severity of the situation in Burundi, High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein spoke less than a week after armed men waged early morning attacks on multiple military bases in and outside of the capital of Bujumbura.
The Olympic Committee Thinks You're Stupid
The UN and IOC have a bizarre relationship that goes a long way toward explaining why neither one of them does much of anything to realize their ideals.
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