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UN official to assess “vacuum” in peace process

    NAIROBI

    The UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Kieran Prendergast, was due in Kenya on Friday, ahead of a visit to Burundi and other concerned African countries to discuss the Burundi situation. According to a UN spokesman, Prendergast’s mission is aimed at obtaining a “first-hand understanding” of the situation and establish how the UN can help keep the peace process on track, following the death of the facilitator, Julius Nyerere. He is due to meet both Burundi government and rebel leaders. The spokesman said Nyerere’s death had created a “vacuum” in the peace process which was “dangerous because of the deteriorating situation in Burundi”.

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