Africa: Burundi rejects UN police force to help end violence

                                     

Burundi's government has rejected a decision to deploy a UN police force to the country in an effort to end more than a year of political violence.

The UN Security Council agreed on Friday to send 288 officers, despite Burundi saying it would accept no more than 50 unarmed personnel.
But a government spokesman said even 50 was now unacceptable and the move violated Burundi's sovereignty.
More than 400 people have been killed in unrest since April 2015.
The trouble, which has also led to 200,000 people fleeing their homes, was sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term in office, which he gained in elections in July 2015.
Government and opposition officials have been among those killed in a wave of tit-for-tat violence since then.