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Violence in Burundi Raises Fears of Ethnic Conflict Elsewhere

Nov 16, 2015 | 09:15 GMT

A soldier patrols the cemetery where a prominent Burundian human rights activist's son was buried on Nov. 10.

(LANDRY NSHIMIYE/AFP/Getty Images)

Violence is once again rising in Burundi, and as the death toll mounts, the country's neighbors are becoming increasingly concerned that the conflict could spill across their borders. Several international organizations have even expressed fears that Burundi's political turmoil could spark broader ethnic strife throughout an already restive region. But these dire predictions probably will not come to pass, since Burundi's leaders -- and its watchful neighbors -- have every incentive to keep the bloodshed in check. ...

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