Men carry the coffin containing the body of Zedi Feruzi, the head of opposition party UPD in Bujumbura during his funeral in Bujumbura, Burundi, May 24, 2015. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - The United Nations, the European Union and African nations urged Burundi's government and the opposition on Sunday not to let violence derail dialogue, after an opposition politician was shot dead and some groups said they were boycotting talks.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and others condemned the killing by unidentified gunmen on Saturday of Zedi Feruzi, the head of the UPD party, who opposed President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third five-year term.
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