Nairobi Based Eastern African Standby Force (EASF), Allowed Deployment in Burundi in Weeks

Summary The AU has deliberated and agreed to deploy forces to Burundi in a few weeks’ time through the Eastern African Standby Force (EASF). Analysts have send warning that the ongoing forced civilian disarmament operation and targeted assassinations in Burundi could slide the country into a possible genocide. The African Union is on standby to deploy troops should...