New blow to Nkurunziza as senior election official flees

A Burundi army general says senior officers are "dismissing" President Pierre Nkurunziza, amid unrest over his bid to be re-elected for a third term.Maj Gen Godefroid Niyombareh announced that a national salvation committee had been set up to run the country.However, it is not clear how much support he and the other officers have.President Nkurunziza is currently in Tanzania meeting other East African leaders to discuss the crisis. His aide dismissed the coup claims as "a joke".

Twenty (20) senior staff from the National Electoral Commission (NEC) and the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) will undergo a two-week train-the-facilitator programme based on the internationally renowned BRIDGE at the Oceanic Bay hotel in Bagamoyo. The training is expected to usher the two electoral management bodies (EMBs) in a new era of improved professional conduct of elections through the use of own staff to conduct BRIDGE or any other electronic training for both short term and...

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Tanzania suspends senior energy official over graft claims
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DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Tanzanian President Jakaya Kiwete's office suspended a senior energy ministry official on Tuesday, the third political casualty of a corruption scandal that has rocked the east African nation. Tanzania is estimated to have ...
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President Nkurunziza appeals for funds for election
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It comes after the European Union said it will withhold more than $2m (£1.3m) of funding for the elections. There have been weeks of violent protests and a failed coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term. The plea asks for money “from ...

Money from VIP was loan not gift, senior TCAA official claims
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THE Director of Economic Affairs at the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA), Dr Benedict James Diu, on Monday admitted before the Public Leadership Ethics Council receiving 80m/- from businessman James Rugemalira, being soft loan to meet medical ...

Burundi's president did everything to remain in power five years ago but is now stepping down - officially at least.

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Senior US security official Sarah Sewall tours East Africa in bid to counter terrorism
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Zaidi ya saa 48 baada ya kifo cha ghafla cha rais wa Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza kumekuwa na sintofahamu kuhusu ni nani atakayechukuwa hatamu ya uongozi.