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Burundi: Evariste Ndayishimiye Sworn In as New President
VOA, 18 June 2020
Evariste Ndayishimiye was sworn in as Burundi's new president Thursday at the Ingoma stadium in the capital city, Gitegay, a week after the sudden death of outgoing President… Read more »
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Burundi: Nkurunziza Left a Troubling Legacy - New Leader Has Much to Mend
The Conversation Africa, 18 June 2020
Pierre Nkurunziza, who presided over Burundi's destiny for 15 years, died in June at the age of 55. He died three weeks after the election of his successor, after which he'd been… Read more »
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Burundi: Ndayishimiye Inherits an Isolated Nation
DW, 16 June 2020
Burundi is swearing in Evariste Ndayishimiye as its new president after the sudden death of his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza. Not yet buried, Nkurunziza left him an isolated… Read more »
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Burundi: Burundi After Nkurunziza Has Chance to Take Different Path
Chatham House, 18 June 2020
Pierre Nkurunziza leaves a legacy of presiding over the erosion of Burundi's once-lauded post-civil war settlement. Opportunity now exists to bring discipline to this security… Read more »
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Burundi: President-Elect to be Sworn into Office Thursday
VOA, 17 June 2020
Media agencies say Burundi will swear in president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye on Thursday, a week after the sudden death of outgoing President Pierre Nkurunziza. Read more »
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Burundi: Court Hands Ndayishimiye Power Baton, Rules Oath of Office to Take Place Urgently
East African, 13 June 2020
The Burundi Constitutional Court ruled late Friday that the country does not need an interim president as stipulated by Article 121, saying the country already has a… Read more »
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Burundi: Nkurunziza's Closed-Door Strategy Worked to Keep Power
East African, 13 June 2020
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza was not one to engage in diplomatic spats. He just ended diplomatic relations that didn't please him. Read more »
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Burundi: Nkurunziza Could Have Won Gold, but Left Without a Medal
East African, 13 June 2020
Pierre Nkurunziza had only a few weeks to go as president of Burundi, before handing over power to his recently elected successor, Evariste Ndayishimiye. Then the lights went out. Read more »
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Rwanda: Kagame Orders National Flag to Fly At Half-Mast in Solidarity With Burundi
New Times, 13 June 2020
President Paul Kagame on Saturday, June 13 ordered that the National Flag and the Flag of East African Community, on Rwandan territory will fly at half-mast in solidarity with… Read more »