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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, and Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza speak to the press in Gitega, Burundi.

US Ambassador Samantha Power: ‘The match could be laid’ to ignite Burundi conflict

Conflict

Burundi’s leader seems hellbent on dragging his country into more ethnic violence.

Samantha Power has an uneven record on trying to stop genocide around the world

Conflict & Justice
A Rwandan woman carries an umbrella for shade north of the capital Kigali.

Who’s to blame when Rwanda’s exiled spy chief is found dead in South Africa?

Conflict & Justice
Central African Republic

UN peacekeepers are heading into the Central African Republic

Conflict & Justice
An ex-Seleka soldier stands guard in Bossangoa, Central African Republic.

France reasserts itself in Africa, with fresh troops to a troubled Central African Republic

Conflict & Justice
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