Search
  1. Home
  2. East Africa
  3. Burundi
  • News

EU Great Lakes envoy to meet government, opposition

    NAIROBI

    EU Special Envoy to the Great Lakes region Aldo Ajello is currently visiting Burundi in an effort to ensure that government officials and members of the opposition adhere to the 1 November deadline for the establishment of transitional institutions, as agreed in Arusha, Tanzania on 28 July. Speaking to independent Bonesha FM radio in Bujumbura on Thursday, Ajello also noted that the EU has been “trying to find a country or group of countries prepared to form the [transitional peacekeeping] unit, and provide technical and logistic support for it,” emphasising “the need for those who will be part of this formation to come from a Francophone country.”

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join