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Burundi: Vice-President Flees to Europe Over Third Term Dispute
DW, 25 June 2015
Vice President Rufyikiri claims he was "personally threatened" after denouncing president Nkurunziza's controversial third term bid. Nkurunziza's quest to stay in power had sparked… Read more »
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Burundi: Vice-President Defects to Belgium, Claims Conspiracy to Jail Him
RFI, 25 June 2015
Burundi's constitutional crisis is set to take a turn for the worse with a vice-president's defection to Belgium. Gervais Rufyikiri says he was personally threatened for speaking… Read more »
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Burundi: UN Supports Regional Efforts At Unrest Ahead of Elections
AEP, 22 June 2015
Concerned by the political crisis in Burundi, "which threatens to undo more than a decade of work to consolidate peace and reconciliation in the country", UN Secretary-General Ban… Read more »
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Burundi: Is Burundi's Electoral Process Fatally Flawed?
African Arguments, 18 June 2015
Last month Burundi was plunged in the worst political crisis since the end of the civil war. Elections were held in 2005 and 2010 and whilst the latter were marred by accusations… Read more »
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Africa: From Burundi to Nigeria - Power to the People in Africa?
African Arguments, 18 June 2015
Last month Zedi Feruzi, the leader of the opposition party United for Peace and Development (UPD) in Burundi, was gunned down in the streets of the capital, Bujumbura. Read more »
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Burundi: Burundi Still Restless a Week Before Vote
DW, 22 June 2015
Grenade attacks across the country have left four dead and at least 30 injured a week ahead of parliamentary elections. Police called the attacks a "terror campaign" organized by… Read more »