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Cautious Optimism Follows Meeting Between Burundi’s President and UN Secretary-General
Burundi’s embattled president announced that the government is open to talks with the opposition and willing to release hundreds of prisoners.
Burundi Says It Doesn't Need Peacekeepers — But the African Union Wants to Send 5,000 Troops
Burundi, which UN officials say is on the brink of civil war, said there is no need for a peacekeeping mission. But the AU has invoked a rule which allows it to deploy a force without a country's consent.
UN Rights Chief Says Burundi Is on the 'Cusp of a Civil War,' Calls for Intervention
Stressing the severity of the situation in Burundi, High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein spoke less than a week after armed men waged early morning attacks on multiple military bases in and outside of the capital of Bujumbura.
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The Olympic Committee Thinks You're Stupid
The UN and IOC have a bizarre relationship that goes a long way toward explaining why neither one of them does much of anything to realize their ideals.
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