- The European Union (EU) has suspended all
direct funding and aid programmes in Burundi due to Violence and human rights
violations.
- The head of foreign affairs in the EU,
Federica Mogherini Burundi must show commitments at ensuring peace before aid
resumes.
- Burundi has been in turmoil since July of
2015 after President Pierre Nkurunziza won a third term, which opposition says
is illegal.
- The EU intervention project in Burundi is
estimated at 430 million Euros and is expected to last till 2020.
CULLED FROM DAILYSUN
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