Country gripped by violence since Pierre Nkurunziza won third term as leader despite opposition claims it was illegal and would restart civil warThe EU is calling on Burundi to hold talks on human rights violations after President Pierre Nkurunziza won a contested third term as leader of his impoverished central African country, EU diplomatic sources said yesterday.
Burundi has been gripped by violence since April when Nkurunziza announced he would stand for office again despite opposition claims this breached a 2006 accord to finish a disastrous civil war.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com