Nkurunziza Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/nkurunziza/ The low down on African affairs Sat, 27 Feb 2016 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Nkurunziza Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/nkurunziza/ 32 32 AU to send human rights and military monitors to Burundi https://jjcornish.com/2016/02/au-to-send-human-rights-and-military-monitors-to-burundi/ Sat, 27 Feb 2016 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2016/02/au-to-send-human-rights-and-military-monitors-to-burundi/ The African Union will deploy 100 human rights observers and 100 military monitors to check on the situation in Burundi. The announcement follows yesterday’s visit to Bujumbura by President Jacob Zuma at the head of a five-man delegation of African head of state. ends into The final communique of the AU  High Level Delegation to […]

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]]> The African Union will deploy 100 human rights observers and 100 military monitors to check on the situation in Burundi.

The announcement follows yesterday’s visit to Bujumbura by President Jacob Zuma at the head of a five-man delegation of African head of state.

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The final communique of the AU  High Level Delegation to Burundi expresses its concerns about the levels of violence, loss of life, and the general state of political instability in the country.

It  strongly holds that the solution to Burundi political problems can be attained only through inclusive and peaceful engagement.

President Pierre Nkurunziza’s government  has committed to continue the steps it has begun to open up space for free political activity by the people of Burundi and ensure the freedom of the media; and

Agreed to the  deployment of 100 human rights observers and 100 military monitors to Burundi.

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]]> Burundi’s electoral commission suggests new date for elections https://jjcornish.com/2015/06/burundis-electoral-commission-suggests-new-date-for-elections/ Mon, 08 Jun 2015 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2015/06/burundis-electoral-commission-suggests-new-date-for-elections/ Burundi’s electoral commission’s proposing the delayed presidential elections originally scheduled for late June be held on July 15. It’s now up to President Pierre Nkurunziza to approve this. President Pierre Nkurunziza hasn’t confirmed his attendance at the African Union summit in Sandton next weekend. Last time he left home, an abortive coup was mounted against […]

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]]> Burundi’s electoral commission’s proposing the delayed presidential elections originally scheduled for late June be held on July 15.

It’s now up to President Pierre Nkurunziza to approve this.

President Pierre Nkurunziza hasn’t confirmed his attendance at the African Union summit in Sandton next weekend.

Last time he left home, an abortive coup was mounted against him.

He missed a subsequent summit discussing the crisis in Burundi caused by his determination unconstitutionally to extend his term in power.

He did however accede to his neighbours urging him to delay elections.

Briefing reporters ahead of the AU summit, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana Mashebane would not urge Nkurunziza to abide by his country’s constitution and avoid contesting the upcoming election.

 

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