Rubira - Burundi rebel chief Agathon Rwasa said on Saturday at a demobilisation ceremony that he has renounced his movement's "armed struggle" after more than 13 years of civil war.

"This ceremony signifies that we renounce the armed struggle and that we will now focus on political struggle," said Rwasa, the head of the National Liberation Forces, the Central African nation's last active rebel group.

He added: "Burundians can rest assured, we are not going to resume war."