Understanding Burundi’s predicament

On Sunday 25 April 2015, one day after the ruling Conseil National Pour la Défense de la Démocratie – Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD) party designated incumbent president Nkurunziza as its candidate for the presidential elections, people started taking to the streets in several neighbourhoods in Bujumbura to protest against the president’s ambition to pursue a third mandate.

• Primary Source

EU: EEAS: EU Relations with Burundi http://eeas.europa.eu/burundi/index_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-declaration-by-the-high-representative-on-behalf-of-the-eu-on-the-alignment-of-certain-countries-concerning-restrictive-measures-in-view-of-the-situation-in-burundi/

ESO: Background information: EU provides €5 million in humanitarian aid for the Burundian crisis http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-provides-e5-million-in-humanitarian-aid-for-the-burundian-crisis/

ESO: Background information: Freeze EU aid to the Burundi government, say MEPs http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-freeze-eu-aid-to-the-burundi-government-say-meps/

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