Elections in Burundi,
postponed two weeks ago, have been delayed for a second time — local
and legislative. Police have been shooting at protesters in the capital.
Some 40 people are reported to have been killed in the crackdown.
Bujumbura has not announced a new election date, as tensions remain high. The re-scheduled polls were to have taken place this Friday.
The impoverished and landlocked country of some 10.5 million people is in the Great Lakes region of East Africa.
A presidential ballot is due in three weeks’ time.
Full article and video available here: http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/04/burundi-elections-put-off-again-fears-of-violence-rise/
Source: Euronews
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