Meanwhile, violence from both extremes continued in Burundi in the lead-up to Monday’s signing. Radical Tutsi groups, opposed to the signing, have stepped up demonstrations and strikes, while the mainly-Hutu rebels - principally PALIPEHUTU-FNL - have intensified their campaign, particularly in the Bujumbura Rural area. Van Eck warned of “serious attempts” to derail the peace process, saying that parties opposed to the accord have been “forced into the final stage of their resistance”. “Realities will have to be faced in Arusha and the process adjusted to make it all-inclusive,” he told IRIN.
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