Certainly I cannot speculate on the state of mind of the minister. The government is certainly troubled by the whole situation. Whenever a deployment like this one, proposed first by the African Union, is put forward, or a deployment by the UN, the most sensitive aspect is to secure the approval of the host country, the country about to receive the deployment. Certainly in that case, the Burundian regime did not collaborate. This is a troubling response by the Burundian government and its president.
On September 22nd, 2016. See this statement in context.