Burundi president needs to be told to go

President Jacob Zuma at the conclusion of talks with President Pierre Nkurunziza during a 2011 state visit to Burundi. The writer says Zuma is better placed than anyone to tell Nkurunziza that his allotted term in power is up after Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term in office.

President Jacob Zuma at the conclusion of talks with President Pierre Nkurunziza during a 2011 state visit to Burundi. The writer says Zuma is better placed than anyone to tell Nkurunziza that his allotted term in power is up after Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term in office.

Published May 5, 2015

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Forceful diplomacy, particularly on the part of South Africa, may still avert conflict in Burundi, writes Peter Fabricius

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