Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania
General Developments
Media reports indicate that in a meeting with the Government of Burundi and opposition in Bujumbura on 14 July, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, appointed by the East African Community (EAC) to facilitate dialogue, urged Burundi leaders to strive for unity. He added that sectarianism is a threat to development.
Following fighting in Kayanza Province between Burundi Government forces and unknown groups on 10 and 11 July, the government arrested 221 people. Meanwhile, the Burundi Red Cross Society confirms that more than 200 people displaced by the fighting have returned to their homes following calm in the area.