Burundi warns campaigners opposing president’s 3rd term

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Tanzania warns of violence in Burundi if president seeks third term
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BUJUMBURA, March 20 (Reuters) - Peace mediator Tanzania warned of the risk of renewed violence in Burundi if politicians do not abide by a new constitution that would prevent the president there running for another term. Under the Burundian constitution ...
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Seven political parties in the Presidential Majority (MP) camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) on Monday urged President Joseph Kabila to respect the Constitution on matters of term limits.

Rwanda’s parliament was set to open a debate Monday on amending the constitution to let strongman and President Paul Kagame run for a third term in 2017.

Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza is nominated as a candidate for a third term in office, a move his opponents say is unconstitutional.

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Tanzania's Kikwete Says Burundi Should Heed President Term Limit
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(Bloomberg) -- Tanzanian leader Jakaya Kikwete called on Burundi to abide by a peace agreement that limits presidents to two terms in office, amid speculation President Pierre Nkurunziza may seek a third mandate. “Anyone who wants to be elected must ...
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The United States on Tuesday condemned a vote by Rwandan lawmakers to approve a change to their constitution to allow President Paul Kagame to serve a third term.

 Rwanda will hold a referendum next week on a constitutional amendment that could see veteran leader Paul Kagame rule until 2034.

Burundians look to EAC to stop Nkurunziza's 3rd term bid
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Protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza's third term bid are still raging in Bujumbura and other Burundian cities, ahead of a special summit of Heads of State of the East African Community (EAC) in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) Wednesday to analyze the ...

Dr Sipho Moyo, ONE Afrika Executive Director giving opening remarks at action/2015 launch.

According to new research, almost a billion extra people face a life of extreme poverty if leaders do not make key decisions on poverty, inequality and climate change at two crucial summits in New York and Paris later this year.

That’s the warning by more than a thousand organisations around the world which are launching a new campaign called action/2015, calling on local and world leaders to take...