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AU after sending 5,000 peacekeepers to Burundi
Photo shows African Union soldiers walking in a region south of the capital, Mogadishu, Somalia.
The African Union (AU)’s Peace and Security Council has proposed to dispatch 5,000 peacekeepers to Burundi amid the deadly violence that has killed hundreds in the country.
According to an unnamed diplomat, the decision was made late Thursday. Burundi says a peacekeeping mission is not needed.
“We have...