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    NAIROBI

    Burundi's Second Vice-President Mathias Sinamenye on Sunday again
    criticised Tanzania for "sheltering" Burundian rebels, the BBC Kirundi service reported. Speaking during a visit to Burundi's tense Makamba province which borders Tanzania, he said "one cannot unite and disunite at the same time". In reference to the Arusha peace process, he described as "worrying" the fact that Burundi's future was being discussed in Tanzania.

    "A mediator...whose job is to bring together people, cannot cause friction among the sides," Sinamenye said. "Therefore, we ask Tanzania to stop as quickly as possible the habit of sending killers to attack Makamba and other areas of Burundi."

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