The South African Navy & Marine and Coastal Management: SA troops to remain in Burundi for now http://navy.org.za/articles/2008/01/30/sa-troops-to-remain-in-burundi-for-now en-us 40 The South African Navy & Marine and Coastal Management - Unofficial Site SA troops to remain in Burundi for now <p>The mandate of about 1 000 South African soldiers deployed in Burundi under an African Union (AU) mandate is to be extended as efforts to get the last remaining rebel group to re-join the peace process gain momentum, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Aziz Pahad said on Tuesday.</p> <p>He said Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula -- the facilitator of the Burundi peace process -- was to meet regional leaders on the fringes of the AU summit taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to discuss his progress.</p> <p>Read more at: <a href="http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/&amp;articleid=330973&amp;referrer=RSS">Mail &amp; Guardian Online</a></p> Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:51:00 +0000 urn:uuid:9c223070-e7d3-4fcc-b0ca-00f5303eec19 admin http://navy.org.za/articles/2008/01/30/sa-troops-to-remain-in-burundi-for-now DoD & SANDF Air Force Army Burundi http://navy.org.za/articles/trackback/943