Civil War Back on Burundi’s Doorstep

... genocidal wars, with a death toll of over 110,000 in the 1972 clashes alone. The civil wars of 1993-2003 were very dramatic, and it was only the intensive intervention by the international community that defused the situation. In 1996-2000, Central and East African states held as many as ten summits on Burundi, with the key peacemaking role performed through vigorous and effective mediation by two African leaders, i.e. Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere who led the process since 1996 until his death in 1999, and his successor South African President ...