US: Third Term for Burundi President is Unconstitutional

The U.S. Embassy in Burundi says it continues to urge President Pierre Nkurunziza to abandon his attempt to run for a third term in office, a decision that has sparked violent protests since the president's announcement in April. The U.S. embassy in Bujumbura says Nkurunziza's plans violate the agreement that ended years of violence in Burundi, and could endanger the country's "hard-earned stability after a tragic civil war."  The embassy statement said the...

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