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Museveni heads to Burundi for mediation talks as regional alarm grows

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni will fly to Burundi on Tuesday to mediate between government and opposition, an official said, in a personal intervention underlining the scale of regional alarm over a violent stand-off.

Opposition politicians have accused Burundi's president of violating the constitution by running for a third term in July 21 elections. They are boycotting the vote and have called a series of protests.

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