New poll date proposed for Burundi

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Mixed reactions to proposed Constitution referendum date
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Dodoma. The government yesterday moved to assure the nation that the General Election, which is scheduled for the last week of October this year, will be held according to plan.

The Democratic Republic of Congo sets a date for presidential elections following last month's violent protests against a possible delay.

 Algeria’s ageing leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Friday called a presidential election for April 17, a day after returning from medical treatment in France, without indicating if he himself would stand.

The international friendly match pitting Taifa Stars against Burundi has been pushed back to September 7. The match was earlier scheduled to take place on September 5 in Bujumbura.

>Roundtable discussions aimed to ensure peaceful elections in strife-torn Burundi later this year were launched on Thursday in Bujumbura with a plea to stop any election-related violence.

The European Union suspends its election monitoring mission in Burundi amid political unrest over the president's third-term bid.

A group of 17 political parties in Burundi agrees to boycott next month's elections, saying they will not be free and fair.

The African Union commission chief says elections cannot be held in Burundi in the current climate - here's the story in 15 seconds.