East African leaders press EU to lift Burundi sanctions
East African Community Heads of State summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on May 20, 2017. PHOTO | DPPS
The presidents of Tanzania and Uganda called Saturday on the EU to lift sanctions on Burundi, but a diplomat for the European bloc dismissed the appeal.
The joint plea, by Yoweri Museveni and John Magufuli came at a meeting of the East African Community (EAC) — which also includes Burundi, Kenya and South Sudan — in Dar es Salaam.
