[wanabidii] African Union's 'hot air' as it backpedals on Burundi; Nkurunziza pulls off a deadly diplomatic victory (M&G Africa)

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African Union's 'hot air' as it backpedals on Burundi; Nkurunziza pulls off a deadly diplomatic victory   "...we [AU] meet often, we talk too much, we always write a lot, but we don't do enough, and sometimes nothing all" - Chad president Idriss Deby

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