UN Security Council Embarks on Violence Ending Mission in Burundi

Officials of the UN Security Council are expected in Burundi on Thursday to hold talks and seek an end to the violence by convincing President Pierre Nkurunziza to accept an African Union peacekeeping force.

It is the second visit of the council to Burundi in nine months as the UN seeks to calm tension which could lead to violence and human rights abuses.

“There needs to be some kind of international force with protection of civilians mandate present on the ground in Burundi,” the US Ambassador to the UN said. 

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Source: Africanews.