Heads of state from Angola and South Africa will be in Tanzania on Sunday where they are set to join their counterparts from the East African Community in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in an effort to pacify Burundi.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the Presidency said: “President Jacob Zuma, accompanied by Minister of International Relations and Co-operation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, will participate in the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Summit scheduled for 31 May 2015 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The summit will discuss the political and security situation in Burundi.
The EAC presidents will be meeting for the second emergency meeting on Burundi, where dozens have been killed and over 100,000 have fled over the past month, following disputes over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s eligibility to seek re-election.
The summit comes days after local police confirmed that a grenade exploded outside of a bank on Friday, wounding a child and burning three cars. Officials claimed recent attacks are targeting civilians
