
Today wednesday,Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza threatened to fight any African Union peacekeepers imposed on his country,in his most confrontational comments yet mounting political crisis according to Reuters.Nkurunziza said in comments broadcast on their state radio that ''Everyone has to respect Burundi borders,.In case they violate those principles,they will have attacked the country and every Burudian will stand up and fight against them..The country will have been attacked and it will respond''.Other government officials have already said any peacekeepers arriving without Burudi's permission would violate it's sovereignty.The African Union said this month of December that it was ready to send 5,000 peacekeepers to protect civilians caught up in months of violence in Burundi,invoking for the first time powers to intervene in a members state against its will.One more photo below.
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