In This Issue:

- Leading the News

- United States – Africa Relations

- North Africa

- East Africa

- West Africa

- Sub-Saharan Africa

- General Africa News

- Excerpt from Leading the News:

Burundi:

On June 15th, Africa leaders convened in Johannesburg, South Africa for a summit on the political tensions in Burundi. After assessing the weeks of violence following Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza’s announcement that he would seek a third term, participants agreed to deploy at least 50 military experts from the African Union (AU) to Burundi to observe the situation on the ground and provide council to local police when needed.

On June 16th, Deputy Chairperson of the AU Erastus Mwencha called for further postponement of Burundi’s presidential election, which was most recently postponed from June 26th to July 15th. Deputy Chairperson Mwencha said the date was changed by presidential decree following an electoral commission proposal and instead advocated for selecting a new date through negotiations between the government and the opposition.