“Burundian rebels named a fugitive ex-general who fled after leading a failed coup bid last May as their leader Thursday, hours before UN Security Council ambassadors were expected in Bujumbura. Ex-general Godefroid Niyombare, a former intelligence chief, is the leader of the Forebu rebels, said spokesman Edward Nibigira, himself a former senior police general. “
Source: Burundi failed coup leader named as rebel chief | GlobalPost
