Is Burundi On The Brink Of Conflict Again? | NowThis World
The President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, is seeking to change the nation's constitution so that he can remain in power through 2034. We're looking back at ...
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On May 17th, 2018 -- Burundians will head to the polls to vote in a national constitutional referendum -- a vote that COULD lead to the roll back of decades of peace building work, threaten democracy, and, potentially, create the conditions where an armed conflict might arise in the country once again. President Pierre Nkurunziza has lead Burundi since the end of its civil war in 2005. As he approaches the last few years of his final term in office, he’s now seeking changes to the constitution that would allow him to stay in office until 2034. I’m Judah, this is NowThis World, and in today’s episode we’re looking back at the nation’s troubled past, its peacebuilding successes after the war, and the president that could jeopardize years of progress. First we need to look back a...
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On May 17th, 2018 -- Burundians will head to the polls to vote in a national constitutional referendum -- a vote that COULD lead to the roll back of decades of peace building work, threaten democracy, and, potentially, create the conditions where an armed conflict might arise in the country once again. President Pierre Nkurunziza has lead Burundi since the end of its civil war in 2005. As he approaches the last few years of his final term in office, he’s now seeking changes to the constitution that would allow him to stay in office until 2034. I’m Judah, this is NowThis World, and in today’s episode we’re looking back at the nation’s troubled past, its peacebuilding successes after the war, and the president that could jeopardize years of progress. First we need to look back a...
