14 March 2016: EU suspends direct aid to Burundi government
The European Union has suspended direct financial support for the Burundian government after concluding that it had not done enough to find a political solution to the conflict that has so far cost more than 400 lives and lead to nearly 240000 people fleeing the country. Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza triggered the crisis in April last year when he announced a bid for a third term. He went on to win a disputed election in July, in the face of street protests and violent clashes. The European Council said in a statement on Monday that it had finished talks with Burundi and declared that commitments proposed by Bujumbura were insufficient to address EU concerns.
