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 May 14th, United Nations (U.N.) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for calm and restraint in Burundi and condemned all attempts to oust elected governments by military force. Following reports of an attempted coup in Burundi, Secretary-General Ban also urged political and security leaders to reject the use of violence, refrain from acts of revenge, and reign in their militants.

On May 14th, the U.S. Department of State issued a travel warning for Burundi, advising all U.S. citizens against travel to the country and recommending that U.S. citizens currently in Burundi depart as soon as it is feasible to do so. In addition, in light of the deteriorating security situation, the State Department also ordered the departure of dependents of U.S. Government personnel and non-emergency personnel from Burundi and noted the U.S. Embassy in Bujumbura will only offer limited emergency services to U.S. citizens in Burundi.