the organisation hasten plans for sending troops to
Burundi should violence worsen.
The council also called for investigations into rights
abuses and impose sanctions against people who
incited violence.
The central African nation has experienced sporadic
violence since April, when President Pierre Nkurunziza
said he was seeking a third term, a move the opposition
says violates the constitution and a peace deal that
ended civil war in 2005.
Nkurunziza won the July 21 election that was boycotted
by his opponents. In recent weeks Burundi has seen
increased shootings and grenade attacks targeting top
government officials and members of the opposition.
"(The Peace and Security Council) requests the
Commission ... to expedite and finalise the contingency
planning ... for the purposes of the deployment in
Burundi, should the situation so require, of an African-
led Mission to prevent widespread violence in the
country," the council said in a statement.
"(The Peace and Security Council) decides ... to impose
targeted sanctions, including a travel ban and asset
freeze, against all the Burundian stakeholders whose
actions and statements contribute to the perpetuation
of violence ..."
The council called for the African Union's human rights
body to investigate human rights abuses in Burundi and
for a meeting of all parties involved to be held in either
the Ugandan or Ethiopian capitals.
In the latest violence to hit Burundi, the bloodied body
of a treasurer for the opposition MSD party, Charlotte
Umugwaneza, was found dumped near a river outside
the capital Bujumbura.
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