NAIROBI: A year after Burundi was plunged into chaos, peace efforts are deadlocked in the troubled central African country with the opposition divided and power in the hands of hardliners, analysts say.

The government insists that a year of unrest is at an end with the capital Bujumbura relatively calm after a string of attacks -- including a failed coup in May 2015 -- but tensions remain and many warn of the risk of a fresh explosion of violence.

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