Geopolitics of Central Africa: Relentless Propaganda Attacks on Burundi By Ann Garrison Global Research, January 07, 2017 Region: sub-Saharan Africa Theme: Intelligence , Media Disinformation   92   26   1     141 The end of the unipolar, U.S.-led global order is most dramatically signified by the U.S. loss of its proxy war with Russia in Syria,  despite dropping bombs faster than U.S. weapons industries could manufacture them . For the past year and a half, a much quieter struggle has been playing out in the tiny East African nation of Burundi. The US and EU nations have repeatedly demanded that Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza step down, but Russia and China have stood up for Burundi, as for Syria, on the UN Security Council. Despite its small size, Burundi is, like Syria, very geostrategically situated. To the east, i...