Senior Burundi judge flees
Judge Sylvere Nimpagaritse said ‘in my soul and conscience’ he could not sign an illegal ruling after ‘enormous pressure and death threats’ The vice-president of Burundi’s constitutional court – which was about to decide on the legality of a hugely contested third term for president Pierre Nkurunziza – fled the country on Monday. His dramatic […]
Burundi police clash with opposition protesters
Police in Burundi have fired teargas and water cannon to disperse protesters calling for the president not to run for a third term, as tensions continue to rise in the central African country. Opposition parties are concerned over the incumbent president, Pierre Nkurunziza’s expected bid for a third term in the June elections, despite the […]
