21.  He denies talk that he profited handsomely from trading in gold and diamonds between eastern Zaire and the Burundian capital Bujumbura, site of an important precious metals market.

22.  Gunfire echoed through several parts of the Burundian capital overnight following a series of arrests reported on Sunday, but no one was harmed.

23.  A diplomat based in the Burundian capital Bujumbura remarked on Monday that it was a good thing that both president and premier had been asked to the Arusha parley.

24.  A diplomat based in the Burundian capital Bujumbura said Monday that it was a good thing that both president and premier had been asked to the Arusha parley.

25.  All the parties here denied rumours circulating in the Burundian capital Bujumbura that direct negotiations were to start in Rome.

26.  At least four people were killed in an attack by Hutu rebels on the Buterere sector in the Burundian capital, residents said Tuesday.

27.  At least one person was killed Monday during demonstrations that erupted in the Burundian capital Bujumbura following the weekend killing of five people, including three Belgian nationals.

28.  Belgium has sent a small elite military unit to protect its embassy in Bujumbura amid growing tension in the Burundian capital, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said here Wednesday.

29.  Burundian soldiers on Wednesday arrested a French journalist, Jean Helene, as he stepped out of a major hotel in the Burundian capital Bujumbura, aid workers said.

30.  Dar sa Salaam said on Monday that it had ordered state-owned Air Tanzania to stop flying to the Burundian capital Bujumbura.