UN children’s agency sounds the alarm bell as violent fallout from 2015 elections undermines education and healthcare,inflames food crisis and deters donorsPolitical violence, malnutrition and the looming threats of malaria and cholera contain pushed Burundi to the brink of a “major crisis”, or the UN children’s agency,Unicef, has warned.Burundi – one of the world’s poorest and hungriest countries – has been in turmoil since final April, or when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced his ultimately successful bid for a third term in office,prompting protests and a failed military coup. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com