The African Union's (AU) Peace and Security Council has proposed sending 5,000 peacekeepers to Burundi, invoking a rule which allows it to deploy a force without the consent of Burundi's leader, said a diplomat who was at an AU meeting on the issue.
Burundi's presidency, which could not be reached for comment, has previously rejected calls for a peacekeeping mission.
President Pierre Nkurunziza has 96 hours to respond to the AU resolution which was drawn up late on Thursday and likely to be rubber-stamped by the AU Peace and Security Council in coming days.
"We have authorized the deployment of a 5,000-man force for Burundi whose mandate includes the protection of civilians," a diplomat from a member country of the council told Reuters.
(Reporting by Aaron Maasho, writing by Drazen Jorgic; Editing by Robert Birsel)
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African Union proposes 5,000 peacekeepers for Burundi: diplomat
Publisher: Reuters
Story date: 17/12/2015
Language: English
Story date: 17/12/2015
Language: English
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