The restrictive measures imposed since 2016 on cooperation between the EU and Burundi under Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement have been lifted.
The Council of the EU decided without debate on Tuesday 8 February to repeal decision 2016/394 by which the EU had partially suspended its cooperation with the African country due to insufficient commitments by the Burundian authorities to a lasting solution to the crisis arising from the disputed re-election of President Pierre Nkurunziza in...