South Africa has agreed to extend the deployment of its protection force in Burundi by six months, a representative for the South Africa National Defence Force (SANDF) said on Saturday.
The Burundi army said this week it regretted the massacre of 173 mainly civilians in the war-torn central African state this month, but regarded the matter as an isolated incident.
Police launched a grenade and fired shots into a crowd celebrating Italy’s victory in the World Cup, killing three people and wounding 17, officials said on Monday. Police were investigating Sunday’s shooting, Colonel Pierre-Claver Gahungu said. ”We will let you know when we have investigation results,” he said.