Former Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa’s February 9 decision to relinquish his role as the facilitator of the Inter-Burundi peace dialogue came as depressing but not completely surprising news.
A livid Mkapa had on February 1 told the EAC Heads of State Summit in Arusha that he had given up because Burundi had not demonstrated sufficient commitment to the peace process and had skipped some rounds of the negotiations.
