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Burundi: Death Blow to Democracy in Burundi
This is Africa, 23 May 2018
The majority of Burundians have voted in favour of a new constitution that could keep current President Pierre Nkurunziza in power until 2034. Read more »
Death Blow to Democracy in Burundi?
The government says the majority of Burundians voted in favour of a new constitution that could keep current President Pierre Nkurunziza in power until 2034. But rights groups have echoed the opposition's sentiments that campaigning and the vote itself took place in a climate of fear and intimidation.
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