Burundi, an African state located south of Rwanda, is engulfed in civil war between Hutus and Tutsis. The National Liberation Front (NFL), the second largest Hutu rebel movement of the country, has entered negotiations with the government and has as of yet accepted to demobilize.

July 2009: demobilization centers are created in Gitega, near Bujumbura’s airport. In one week, 750 NFL fighters ceased fighting. They have laid down their arms, burned their uniforms, and returned to civilian life in exchange for money, clothes, soap, and a radio.
This demobilization strongly decreased violence in the country. As it did in Rwanda, the source of the conflict goes far beyond political divergences, and its resolution will require much more than the simple laying down of arms.
It will be a long time before Burundi finds actual stability, but it is well on its way.