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Burundi is in a Tailspin

Burundi is inching ever closer to disaster.  The crisis began last year, when President Pierre Nkurinziza decided to run for a constitutionally dubious third term in office. That set off protests, a violent suppression of those protests, and a short...

Could Trouble in Burundi Take Down the Whole Region?

Nine months after President Pierre Nkurunziza upended Burundi’s fragile post-conflict peace by announcing he would stand for a third term in office, all indications are the crisis is getting worse rather than better. New evidence of sexual assault by security...

Another Bad Election in Burundi

Yesterday, amid an ongoing political crisis and unrest, Burundians went to the polls to vote in the country’s contentious presidential election. While media reports that at least two people were killed the night before the polls opened, election day came...

Burundi’s Bad Elections

A week ago, the first round of highly contested elections took place in Burundi. Initially slated for the end of May, legislative elections were delayed for about a month following the resignation and hasty departure of key staff of the...

The Protests Have Died Down, But Burundi is Still a Political Mess

Following weeks of unrest, a failed coup attempt and a president who just won’t quit, Burundi’s government spokesman announced yesterday that the parliamentary elections slated for June 5, and the June 26 presidential elections, were being delayed. The national election commission,...