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Government accused of “coup” against Arusha accord

    NAIROBI

    The exiled wing of the opposition FRODEBU party has accused the government attempting a “coup” against the Arusha peace accord. In a statement issued in Dar es Salaam on Monday, its leader Jean Minani said the government of President Pierre Buyoya was trying to bring about an “extraordinary situation” in the country which FRODEBU “rejects and will fight against”. The statement claimed the government was trying to sabotage the peace process ahead of the 19 March meeting in Arusha, Tanzania, aimed at designating the leaders of the transitional period. It alleged that a government statement on 8 March “rejected the decisions and recommendations” adopted by a regional summit last month in a bid to “stay in power indefinitely”.

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