Burundi peace deal likely next June

The Inter-Burundi Dialogue is likely to result in a comprehensive peace agreement in June 2017, the facilitator Benjamin Mkapa has said.

The former Tanzanian president last week visited Burundi on a two-day tour and met President Pierre Nkurunziza. Mr Mkapa also met with political parties, diplomats, civil society organisations, women and youth groups, religious leaders and a number of prominent political actors.