April 2002
Vol. VIII, No.3

Burundi's Next Challenge

President Pierre Buyoya

Negotiating a cease-fire with the rebel factions in Burundi is one of the greatest challenges facing the country's transitional government, which "will spare no effort to get the rebels to the negotiating table," says President Pierre Buyoya. He discussed "Burundi: The Peace Process and Security in the Region" at a U.S. Institute of Peace Current Issues Briefing held on February 8. Buyoya became president in November 2001 to lead the first half of a three-year transitional period. Despite the peace agreement signed in August 2000, rebel factions have not yet agreed to a cease-fire. Compared to the Balkans and Afghanistan, Buyoya noted, the international community has committed few resources to help bring peace to the Great Lakes region of Africa generally.

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