BURUNDI: Peace talks postponed after boycott

A final round of peace talks to end a political crisis in Burundi has been postponed until Thursday after the government said it would not attend. Correspondents say mediators are trying to persuade the government to change its mind. The talks in the Tanzanian town of Arusha are meant to heal the deep divisions that […]

A final round of peace talks to end a political crisis in Burundi has been postponed until Thursday after the government said it would not attend.

Correspondents say mediators are trying to persuade the government to change its mind.

The talks in the Tanzanian town of Arusha are meant to heal the deep divisions that emerged after President Pierre Nkurunziza stood for a controversial third term in 2015.

A crackdown on opposition protests led to more than 1,000 people being killed and there was a failed coup plot in the same year

The government has said it is not sending anyone to Arusha because October is a month of mourning in Burundi.