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East Africa

Burundi riot police disperse protests against president's third term

A Burundi military officer holds his machine gun as supporters of the Conseil National pour la Defense de la Democratie - Forces pour Defense de la Democratie (CNDD-FDD) party leave after their congress in the capital Bujumbura, April 25, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

By Patrick Nduwimana

26/04/2015

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Police in the Burundian capital used water cannon and tear gas on Sunday to disperse protesters demonstrating against President Pierre Nkurunziza seeking a third term, witnesses said, after the government banned protests for or against the move.

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Burundi ruling party nominates president for third term, risking unrest

Supporters of Burundi's ruling Conseil National pour la Defense de la Democratie - Forces pour Defense de la Democratie (CNDD-FDD) chant party slogans during the party congress in the capital Bujumbura, April 25, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

By Patrick Nduwimana

25/04/2015

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundi's ruling party chose President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third five-year term on Saturday, a move critics say is unconstitutional and may trigger unrest.

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South Sudan security forces surround house of opposition figure

SPLM Democratic Change Party Leader Lam Akol has his finger inked after casting his vote at the polling centre in Khartoum, January 9, 2011. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

By Denis Dumo

24/04/2015

JUBA (Reuters) - Security forces in South Sudan have surrounded the home of an opposition party leader who has been a leading critic of President Salva Kiir, he said on Friday.

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Fighting in South Sudan's Upper Nile drags into third day

By Denis Dumo

23/04/2015

JUBA (Reuters) - Opposing groups of government soldiers in South Sudan's Upper Nile state fought for a third day on Thursday, a ruling party official said, adding that the defense minister will travel to the region in a bid to defuse the situation.

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Burundi on knife edge over president's possible third-term run

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza attends the opening of a coffee conference in the capital Bujumbura, February 13, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Jean Pierre Aime Harerimana

By Patrick Nduwimana and Edmund Blair

23/04/2015

BUJUMBURA/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Any move by Burundi's president to run for a third five-year term risks undermining a peace deal that has kept the African nation calm since civil war ended a decade ago and could stoke tensions in a region blighted by ethnic conflict.