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Transcript: African Leaders Call for Economic Embargo on Burundi
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- NPR All Things Considered
- Article date:
- July 31, 1996
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Leaders of six neighboring African countries are hoping to force the
military government, which took over the civilian Burundi government
ina recent coup, to step down or at least negotiate with its opponents.
NOAH ADAMS, Host: This is All Things Considered; I'm Noah Adams.
LINDA WERTHEIMER, Host: And I'm Linda Wertheimer.
A group of African leaders agreed today to impose an economic
blockade against Burundi. Last week military officers in that Central
African nation staged a coup. The presidents and prime ministers
of six neighboring countries are hoping to force the new government
to step down, or at least to negotiate with its opponents. The ...