Is Bujumbura boycotting EAC summit?

Burundia President Pierre Nkurunziza. Bujumbura is boycotting a final round of peace talks to end a political crisis that erupted in 2015. FILE PHOTO | AFP

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Burundi government officials have been conspicuously absent in pre-EAC Heads of State Summit meetings in Arusha, raising fears the country may boycott regional leaders’ session.