Belgium fears Congo may re-ignite ethnic mayhem

Belgium is dispatching a special envoy to central Africa in an attempt to calm rising tension in the region following the weekend massacre of at least 160 refugees at a UN camp in Burundi.

Belgium is dispatching a special envoy to central Africa in an attempt to calm rising tension in the region following the weekend massacre of at least 160 refugees at a UN camp in Burundi.

Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht has expressed ”very strong concern” about the situation in the border region between Burundi, Rwanda and Congo.

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