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/ 16 October 2007
Burundi’s last active rebel group on Tuesday said it was shunning a weekend meeting to put the Central African nation’s derailed peace process back on track as the South African mediator was biased. "The FNL [National Liberation Forces] will not respond to the invitation of South African Minister Charles Nqakula" said Pasteur Habimana, spokesperson for the FNL rebel group.
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/ 15 October 2007
Burundi rebels will rejoin a truce-monitoring team they quit in July, the facilitator, South African Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula, said on Monday, boosting efforts to bring a lasting end to a decade of conflict. ”The stalled Burundi peace process will be resumed on Saturday October 20,” Nqakula told a news conference.
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/ 9 September 2007
Burundi rebels refused on Sunday to rejoin a truce monitoring team they quit in July unless the South African chief mediator of talks with the government is replaced. The Forces for National Liberation — the last active rebel group in the tiny Central African country — accused Charles Nqakula of bias.