[Ugnet] Re: [rwandanet] Burundi new president

[Edward Mulindwa]

Where is Africa going really? Look at this sentence and analyze it for me, are you guys reading this right or it is me missing something here? And I quote "Former rebel leader Pierre Nkurunziza was the only candidate, after his FDD group won parliamentary elections."   And you expect peace in Burundi?   Em Toronto    The Mulindwas Communication Group "With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy"             Groupe de communication Mulindwas "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie" ----- Original Message ----- From: eugene karangwa To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 9:55 AM Subject: [rwandanet] Burundi new president Last Updated: Friday, 19 August 2005, 10:12 GMT 11:12 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Burundi MPs appoint new president Pierre Nkurunziza has promised new peace talks Burundi's parliament has elected a new president in the final step of a deal to end 12 years of war between Hutu rebels and the Tutsi army. Former rebel leader Pierre Nkurunziza was the only candidate, after his FDD group won parliamentary elections. He will be the first president chosen through democratic means since the start of the civil war in 1993. The vote follows five years of peace talks. A small group of Tutsis has dominated Burundi since independence in 1961. Under the terms of the deal agreed between the government and Hutu rebels, democracy will be balanced with guarantees for the Tutsi minority. Peace talks priority The BBC's Rob Walker in the capital, Bujumbura, says there are now real hopes that Burundi is finally turning the corner away from violence. There are indications that the FNL is planning to intensify attacks from now until the inauguration, just to show that it is still present on the ground Maj Manirakiza Born-again ex-rebel leader Mr Nkurunziza, 40, is to be sworn in on 26 August. Our correspondent says the new president will need to reassure Tutsis, some of whom are wary of rule by former Hutu rebels. Mr Nkurunziza will also need to breathe life back into a shattered economy if he is to meet the growing expectations of Burundi's impoverished population, our correspondent says. On the eve of Mr Nkurunziza's election, the last remaining rebel group, the National Liberation Forces (FNL) attacked a military base, leaving three soldiers and five rebels dead, the army said. The FNL is a much smaller group than Mr Nkurunziza's Forces for the Defence of Democracy (FDD). "There are indications that the FNL is planning to intensify attacks from now until the inauguration, just to show that it is still present on the ground and maybe put some pressure on the new government to talk to them," said army spokesman Maj Adolphe Manirakiza. In a speech to parliament on Thursday, Mr Nkurunziza vowed to engage the FNL in peace talks. "The first priority is to engage in talks with the FNL and to conclude hopefully a ceasefire agreement with that movement," he said. © RWANDANET 2005 ============================================================================== Abatabizi bicwa no kutabimenya. Nikozitambirwa. ============================================================================== "L'homme, à mon avis, se perfectionne par la confiance. Par la confiance seulement. Jamais le contraire." (Mustafaj) ============================================================================== Ne demandez pas de geste absolument gratuit. Psychologiquement, c'est irréalisable. Il y a au moins le plaisir de faire plaisir. SPONSORED LINKS Rwanda Les hommes Chandelle YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "rwandanet" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

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