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The European Union is considering plans to reduce funding for Burundi's peacekeeping force in Somalia as a way of putting pressure on the Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza. The force earns the state roughly $13 million every year. Unrest has blighted Burundi since an attempted coup in May and protests over President Nkurunziza's continued rule. The EU are trying to convince the president to speak to the opposition. So is this the right way to go about doing this? Frank Reidy, a military analyst and former Irish peacekeeping officer, spoke to the Â鶹Éç's Alan Kasujja. (Photo: Peacekeepers from Burundi in Somalia Credit: REUTERS/Feisal Omar)