Burundi's President to Address Nation

Burundi's president is scheduled to deliver a nationwide address Tuesday, amid increasing pressure for him to abandon plans to run for a third term. According to his office, President Pierre Nkurunziza will speak on radio and television at 8 p.m. local time (1800 UTC). Protests against the president resumed in the capital Tuesday, with demonstrators vowing to continue until the president withdraws his plan to seek re-election. The president withstood a coup attempt last week...

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