BURUNDI: Rebel faction now holds talks with government officials

Representatives of the Forces Nationales de Liberation (FNL) rebel faction led by Agathon Rwasa and Burundian government officials have been meeting in Switzerland since Saturday to discuss the possibility of holding peace negotiations, government and FNL sources told IRIN on Tuesday. Rwasa's faction is the only rebel group that has not signed a ceasefire agreement with the Burundian government, and its troops continue to stage sporadic attacks against government forces in parts of the country.