African Union force for Burundi on hold amid government refusal

A proposed peacekeeping force for troubled Burundi was put on hold Sunday, as African leaders pulled back from sending troops in the face of vehement opposition from the government in Bujumbura. The United Nations has warned that Burundi risks a repeat of a 1993-2006 civil war, with hundreds of people killed since April 2015, when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced he would stand for a controversial third term in office. Burundi has consistently opposed the idea of the AU's planned 5,000-stro