France on Monday presented a draft resolution to the UN Security Council aimed at toughening the international response to the violence in Burundi, where fears of Rwanda-style mass killings are rife, AFP reports.
The measure threatens targeted sanctions against Burundian leaders who incite attacks or hamper efforts to end the crisis that followed protests over President Pierre Nkurunziza's third term.
"The escalating violence in Burundi has reached a very worrying stage, maybe a tipping point," French Deputy Ambassador Alexis Lamek told reporters.