President Pierre Nkurunziza, on Monday, set a November 7 deadline for Burundians to voluntarily give up their guns or risk being "dealt with as enemies of the nation" after months of protests over his re-election in July and a failed coup. Hundreds of Burundians on Friday started fleeing their homes in fear that the five-day ultimatum by the president for people to hand over illegal firearms may spark violence. VOA’s Vincent Makori talks via Skype with the State Department’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Thomas Perriello.
