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Nigerian president calls for sustainable solutions to unrest in South Sudan, Burundi

Xinhua, August 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the African Union to intensify efforts at finding sustainable solutions to the socio-political unrest in South Sudan and Burundi.

Buhari stated this while addressing a joint news conference with the visiting Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday.

He described the situation in South Sudan as unfortunate and agonizing, and expressed regret that many citizens in Burundi and South Sudan were living in primitive conditions. Endit