Quaker Peace Network
MCC joins efforts to minimize election violence in Burundi
Submitted by Andrew Suderman on 12 July 2010 - 8:42amWritten by Chad Umble
In the African country of Burundi, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and its local partners are supporting efforts to monitor voting and election conflicts, hoping to minimize violence during an already tense series of elections this summer.
Burundi’s election season started in late May and will continue through September, with at least five elections scheduled during those months. These elections are the first since all rebel groups laid down their weapons in 2008, officially ending the country’s 15-year civil war.
