Burundi factions have opened dialogue in Tanzania to end the year-long political crisis that has dodged the country since President Pierre Nkurunziza declared his bid for a controversial third term in office, which he went on to win in the July poll.
The crisis has killed more than 450 people already and displaced thousands more to neighbouring countries.
Dialogue in Bujumbura last year between the government and opponents failed to bridge differences, and talks mediated by Uganda earlier this year also swiftly stalled.
“The Burundi peace talks began in Arusha today under the facilitation of former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa,” Reuters reports Richard Owora Othieno, spokesman of the six-state East African Community which includes Burundi to say.
