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EU urges donors to release funds

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    Ahead of Mandela’s announcement, the European Union issued a statement expressing concern over the worsening political and security situation in Burundi, as well as the “tragic impoverishment” of the population. It also warned against the danger of all-out war in the Great Lakes region, saying there could be no military solution to the conflict. The EU, under Belgium’s presidency, urged donors and particularly financial institutions “not to leave the people of Burundi to their fate”. It called for implementation of the pledges given at the recent Paris Donors’ Conference.

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