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Azania also said the facilitator Julius Nyerere had sent his envoy, former Tanzanian premier Joseph Warioba, to Bujumbura in a bid to "clear up the misunderstanding" between the Nyerere Foundation and the government. According to the agency, Warioba said the next round of talks - due to begin on 6 September - would last six to eight weeks, longer than previously envisaged. Issues under discussion would include the transition, the electoral process and whether to integrate rebel forces in
the Burundian army.
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